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Cruise Robotaxi Crashes: Every NHTSA Report
Quick answer: NHTSA has published 156 crash reports involving Cruise robotaxis for crashes from July 2021 to November 2024 (General Motors and Cruise often filed separate reports about the same crash; we count each crash once). 27 list an injury. Most were in San Francisco, CA (118), Austin, TX (23), Houston, TX (7). Cruise stopped its robotaxi service after 2024, so no new reports are expected.
Updated from NHTSA's file published . NHTSA releases new reports around the 15th of each month.
156
Crash reports
Jul 2021 – Nov 2024
4
In 2024
so far (latest months still filling)
27
Injury listed
not counting deaths; 0 note hospital care
0
Fatality listed
confirmed or alleged, any person
How to read these numbers
- Reports, not a crash rate. Counts are not divided by miles driven; NHTSA says the data are not normalized. A company with more vehicles on the road will file more reports.
- No fault. A report means the vehicle was involved, not that it caused the crash. In 56 of these reports the self-driving vehicle was stopped.
- Not verified. Companies file the reports; NHTSA says they may be incomplete or unverified, and injuries can be alleged rather than confirmed.
- One crash, one row. Updated versions of a report replace older ones, and reports by several companies about the same crash (NHTSA's "Same Incident ID") are counted once: 303 reports became 156 crashes.
- Rules changed on 16 June 2025. Under the Third Amended Standing General Order, minor self-driving crashes are reported only if damage is expected to exceed $1,000, the vehicle was the only one involved, or it struck another vehicle or object. Months before and after are not strictly comparable.
- The newest months are incomplete. Reports arrive weeks after a crash, so Aug 2026 onward will grow (shown lighter in the chart).
By month of the crash
Cruise Robotaxi Crashes by month
Bars: crash reports by the month the crash happened (one bar per month). Lighter bars: reports still arriving.
Reports by year (table)
| Year | Reports |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 113 |
| 2024 | 4 |
Where
Cruise Robotaxi Crashes by city
| City | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 118 | 75.6% | |
| Austin, TX | 23 | 14.7% | |
| Houston, TX | 7 | 4.5% | |
| Tempe, AZ | 3 | 1.9% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 1 | 0.6% | |
| San Frabcisco, CA | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Mesa, AZ | 1 | 0.6% |
City as reported by the company. 0 reports are in other cities or give no city.
By state
| State | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 120 | 76.9% | |
| Texas | 30 | 19.2% | |
| Arizona | 6 | 3.8% |
Worst injury in the crash
| Severity | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious injury | 3 | 1.9% | |
| Moderate injury | 6 | 3.8% | |
| Minor injury | 18 | 11.5% | |
| No injury reported | 124 | 79.5% | |
| Unknown | 5 | 3.2% |
What it crashed with
| Crash partner | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger car | 63 | 40.4% | |
| SUV | 24 | 15.4% | |
| Heavy truck | 20 | 12.8% | |
| Pickup truck | 13 | 8.3% | |
| Other | 11 | 7.1% | |
| Cyclist | 7 | 4.5% | |
| Van | 6 | 3.8% | |
| Fixed object | 3 | 1.9% | |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 1.9% | |
| Motorcycle | 2 | 1.3% | |
| Animal | 1 | 0.6% | |
| First responder vehicle | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Bus | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Other non-motorist | 1 | 0.6% |
Its speed just before the crash
| Speed | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (stopped) | 56 | 35.9% | |
| 1-10 mph | 67 | 42.9% | |
| 11-20 mph | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 21-30 mph | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 31-45 mph | 1 | 0.6% |
Type of road
| Roadway | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street | 87 | 55.8% | |
| Intersection | 69 | 44.2% |
Vehicle
| Make and model | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruise AV | 149 | 95.5% | |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 6 | 3.8% | |
| Cruise Origin | 1 | 0.6% |
Who was responsible for driving, as reported: Remote (Commercial / Test) 122 · In-Vehicle and Remote (Commercial / Test) 31 · In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test) 3. "None" means no human driver or remote operator was responsible.
All years
Fatal and serious-injury reports
| Month | Vehicle | City | Crashed with | Worst injury | mph | Road | NHTSA report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pedestrian | Serious injury | 14 | Intersection | 30412-6395 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | First responder vehicle | Serious injury | 13 | Intersection | 30412-6144 +1 |
| Mar 2022 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Cyclist | Serious injury | 4 | Street | 30412-2588 +1 |
The worst injury to anyone involved, confirmed or alleged by the reporting company. It does not say who caused the crash.
Latest 156 reports
Latest Cruise Robotaxi Crashes
Showing 100 of 156 matching reports among the latest 156 (Jul 2021 – Nov 2024). The tables above cover all 156.
| Month | Vehicle | City | Crashed with | Worst injury | mph | Road | NHTSA report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | Heavy truck | Moderate injury | 0 | Intersection | 30412-9268 +1 |
| Nov 2024 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | Cyclist | No injury reported | 4 | Street | 30412-9204 +1 |
| Oct 2024 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 13 | Intersection | 30412-8748 +1 |
| Jun 2024 | Cruise AV 2023 | Phoenix, AZ | Passenger car | Moderate injury | 0 | Street | 30412-7840 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pedestrian | Serious injury | 14 | Intersection | 30412-6395 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | Santa Monica, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 12 | Intersection | 30412-6618 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6617 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6616 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6614 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 22 | Intersection | 30412-6613 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Van | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6598 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 5 | Street | 30412-6597 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6596 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Motorcycle | Moderate injury | 2 | Street | 30412-6528 +1 |
| Oct 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 13 | Street | 30412-6525 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 24 | Intersection | 30412-6445 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 3 | Intersection | 30412-6447 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2020 | San Francisco, CA | Van | No injury reported | 10 | Street | 30412-6446 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 25 | Intersection | 30412-6444 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 10 | Intersection | 30412-6442 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6441 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-6440 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | Tempe, AZ | Animal | No injury reported | 15 | Street | 30412-6439 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6438 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 6 | Street | 30412-6437 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6436 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 8 | Intersection | 30412-6384 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 16 | Intersection | 30412-6371 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 3 | Intersection | 30412-6363 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 2 | Intersection | 30412-6262 +1 |
| Sep 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Houston, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-6242 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 2 | Intersection | 30412-6180 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | Minor injury | 5 | Street | 30412-6167 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 7 | Intersection | 30412-6282 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-6281 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 6 | Intersection | 30412-6280 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 1 | Intersection | 30412-6279 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6278 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6277 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6276 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6275 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6274 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 10 | Street | 30412-6273 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6272 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6271 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | Minor injury | 1 | Intersection | 30412-6270 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 5 | Intersection | 30412-6269 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 8 | Intersection | 30412-6268 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 5 | Street | 30412-6191 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Pedestrian | Moderate injury | 1 | Intersection | 30412-6175 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 13 | Intersection | 30412-6160 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | Moderate injury | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6159 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | First responder vehicle | Serious injury | 13 | Intersection | 30412-6144 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Frabcisco, CA | Cyclist | Minor injury | 1 | Intersection | 540-6151 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6181 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise Origin 2024 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 6 | Street | 30412-6179 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Van | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6158 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Cyclist | Minor injury | 1 | Intersection | 30412-6145 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 8 | Street | 30412-6139 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6052 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6051 +1 |
| Aug 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 5 | Street | 30412-6020 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-6039 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 1 | Intersection | 30412-6044 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6043 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-6042 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Other | No injury reported | 2 | Street | 30412-6041 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 23 | Street | 30412-6040 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-6038 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 6 | Street | 30412-6037 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 2 | Intersection | 30412-6006 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | Unknown | 0 | Intersection | 30412-5982 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 10 | Intersection | 30412-5993 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 22 | Intersection | 30412-5992 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | Tempe, AZ | Passenger car | Minor injury | 27 | Street | 30412-5989 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 30412-5981 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 20 | Intersection | 30412-5980 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | Minor injury | 15 | Intersection | 30412-5968 +1 |
| Jul 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 4 | Street | 30412-5848 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5836 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 6 | Street | 30412-5833 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-5832 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Other | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 30412-5831 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5828 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Other | No injury reported | 7 | Street | 30412-5782 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Other | No injury reported | 7 | Street | 30412-5799 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Van | Unknown | 0 | Intersection | 30412-5687 +1 |
| Jun 2023 | Cruise AV 2020 | Chandler, AZ | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 14 | Intersection | 30412-5661 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5711 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5710 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 8 | Street | 30412-5709 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5708 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 9 | Street | 30412-5697 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | Minor injury | 15 | Street | 30412-5624 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Other | Minor injury | 5 | Intersection | 30412-5430 +1 |
| May 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Fixed object | Minor injury | 7 | Intersection | 30412-5422 +1 |
| Apr 2023 | Cruise AV 2020 | Mesa, AZ | Other | No injury reported | 34 | Street | 30412-5462 +1 |
| Apr 2023 | Cruise AV 2022 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 4 | Intersection | 30412-5461 +1 |
| Apr 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 30412-5460 +1 |
| Apr 2023 | Cruise AV 2023 | San Francisco, CA | Other | No injury reported | 10 | Intersection | 30412-5459 +1 |
NHTSA gives only the month of each crash, not the day. "+1" after a report number means other companies filed about the same crash. mph = speed of the automated vehicle just before the crash, as reported. Crash descriptions (narratives), exact locations and vehicle numbers are not shown.
Sources and method
Where this data comes from
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Standing General Order 2021-01 on Crash Reporting, incident report files ADS (June 2025 onward) and the 2021-2025 archive, with the data dictionary. U.S. Government work, public domain.
Method: we keep the newest version of each report, merge reports that NHTSA links to the same crash, and group injury levels (for example "Minor W/ Hospitalization" becomes Minor injury, with hospital treatment noted). Company names are shortened (for example "Waymo LLC" to Waymo; reports General Motors filed about Cruise robotaxis count under Cruise). Values NHTSA redacted as confidential or personal are left out, as are crash narratives.
Limits: the SGO covers companies named in the order and crashes they learn about; NHTSA notes that access to crash data affects reporting (companies with connected cars learn of more crashes). Level 2 reports cover only serious crashes. Rules changed on 16 June 2025 (Third Amended SGO). Cruise penalty: NHTSA consent order, September 2024.
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Questions
Cruise Robotaxi Crashes — FAQ
How many crashes did Cruise have?
NHTSA has published 303 reports about 156 separate crashes involving Cruise robotaxis, from July 2021 to November 2024. General Motors and Cruise both filed reports about many of the same crashes; we count each crash once.
Where did Cruise crashes happen?
By city: San Francisco, CA 118, Austin, TX 23, Houston, TX 7, Tempe, AZ 3, Phoenix, AZ 1.
Was Cruise fined over crash reporting?
Yes. In September 2024 NHTSA announced a consent order under which Cruise agreed to a $1.5 million civil penalty for failing to fully report the 2 October 2023 San Francisco crash in which a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise robotaxi (see the NHTSA consent order linked in the sources).
Is Cruise still operating?
No. General Motors announced in December 2024 that it would stop funding Cruise's robotaxi work. The last Cruise crash in the NHTSA data is from November 2024.