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NHTSA PE26001: Waymo AV striking a child in the area of a school.

Make: WAYMO. Model: 5TH GENERATION ADS. Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE. On January 23, 2026, Waymo LCC (Waymo) reported to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that a Waymo Automated Vehicle (AV) had struck a child near an elementary school earlier that day. Waymo provided its required report under SGO 2021-01 on January 28, 2026. NHTSA is aware that the incident occurred within two blocks of a Santa Monica, CA elementary school during normal school drop

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Published: 29 January 2026
Source: NHTSA ADAS/ADS Investigations
Category: Incidents
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Children & education
Retrieved: 13 August 2026

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ethics.ai (29 January 2026), “NHTSA PE26001: Waymo AV striking a child in the area of a school.,” evidence record 19084, https://ethics.ai/record/19084 (originally published by NHTSA ADAS/ADS Investigations).

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