Overview

• The collision occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Rural Road near Arizona State University, and the Waymo vehicle had no passengers aboard.
• A motorcyclist struck the rear of the Waymo as it slowed to turn, and a separate human-driven car then hit the rider before reportedly fleeing.
• Waymo says the robotaxi had its turn signals on, detected pedestrians blocking the driveway it intended to enter, and came to a stop while connected to its remote operations team.
• The company provided investigators with recorded footage and the fleeing vehicle’s license plate and issued a statement expressing condolences and cooperation.
• Authorities have not assigned fault, and reporting notes rear-end collisions typically do not implicate the front vehicle, placing this incident within a small number of robocar-linked fatalities under scrutiny.