Physical AI Incidents
Verified physical safety failures, mechanical malfunctions, automated driving disengagements, and regulatory investigations cataloged across embodied robotics.
Showing 1–40 of 1,272 events
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi presses NHTSA/DOT on Tesla FSD driver-monitoring after sleeping-driver videos and a nine-incident reduced-visibility probe[REGULATORY ACTION]
Sep 9, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Tesla
Details - Federal regulators launch investigation into Tesla Cybercab deployment hours after first production vehicles hit Austin roads[REGULATORY ACTION]
Sep 4, 2026 · Tesla · Cybercab · Robotaxis
Details - NHTSA opens investigation into Tesla Cybercab deployment hours after steering-wheel-free robotaxi launches in Austin[REGULATORY ACTION]
Sep 4, 2026 · Tesla · Cybercab · Robotaxis
Details - Zipline delivery drone deploys emergency parachute onto Houston-area highway[MALFUNCTION]
Sep 4, 2026 · Investigated by FAA · Zipline
Details - Waymo robotaxi collided with minivan exiting Costco parking lot in Sunnyvale, CA[COLLISION]
Aug 23, 2026 · Waymo · Ojai · Robotaxis
Details - Waymo submits redacted documents to NHTSA in child collision probe[REGULATORY ACTION]
Aug 21, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Waymo
Details - FDA grants De Novo authorization to Vitestro Aletta, first standalone robotic blood draw device[REGULATORY ACTION]
Aug 19, 2026 · Investigated by FDA · Vitestro
Details - Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 18, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Long March 7A rocket fails during ChinaSat-4B satellite launch from Wenchang[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 10, 2026 · China National Space Administration · Yutu-2 Rover · The Moon
Details - Chinese-made camera components on K3 Scout USVs found transmitting data to Chinese IP address[REGULATORY ACTION]
Aug 9, 2026 · Kraken Technology Group · K3 SCOUT · Maritime
Details - Pedestrian killed after SUV collision threw him into path of driverless Waymo vehicle in Dallas[FATALITY]
Aug 8, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Waymo
Details - NEURA Robotics 4NE-1 humanoid collapsed on stage during Qualcomm keynote at Computex 2026 in Taipei[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 1, 2026 · NEURA Robotics · 4NE-1 · Herzogenaurach, Germany
Details - NHTSA opens probe into 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over front suspension failures[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 31, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - NHTSA launches $5M SAE ITC partnership to develop first-ever AV performance standards and updates AV technical guidance[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - NHTSA grants Zoox temporary exemption to commercially deploy up to 2,500 robotaxis annually[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - NHTSA grants Zoox temporary commercial deployment exemption for up to 2,500 robotaxis annually for two years[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - NHTSA grants Zoox first-ever commercial FMVSS exemption for purpose-built robotaxi[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Zoox clears final federal hurdle, receives NHTSA exemption to launch paid robotaxi service[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into residential garden in Darlington, UK, prompting AAIB investigation[COLLISION]
Jul 29, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA grants DoorDash Part 135 air carrier certification for DoorDash Air drone delivery[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 29, 2026 · DoorDash · Dot · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Details - FCC effectively bans new foreign-made advanced robotic devices citing national security risks, primarily targeting Chinese manufacturers like Unitree[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 29, 2026 · Investigated by FCC · Unitree Robotics
Details - Rep. Kevin Mullin proposes AV Emergency Response Coordination Act requiring national safety standards for autonomous vehicles[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - FAA signs nationwide Finding of No Significant Impact for Part 135 drone delivery, replacing market-by-market environmental reviews[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FCC bans imports of new Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots, citing national security risks[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Unitree Robotics · Unitree Go2 · Global
Details - Tesla in Autopilot mode strikes and kills motorcyclist ejected onto TX-130 in Travis County[FATALITY]
Jul 28, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Fired Tesla FSD safety manager Javier Medrano sues Tesla, alleges systemic safety oversight defects and calls robotaxis cars rolling hazards[OTHER]
Jul 28, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Waymo racks up 83 parking citations totaling $9,325 in Austin since 2024 launch[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Portland, Oregon, USA
Details - Santa Monica judge issues preliminary injunction banning overnight operations at two Waymo Broadway recharging stations[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Portland, Oregon, USA
Details - Katalyst Space LINK spacecraft tumbling out of control after reaction wheel failures during NASA Swift Observatory mission[MALFUNCTION]
Jul 26, 2026 · Katalyst Space Technologies · LINK · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - Autonomous delivery robot crashed into Chicago CTA bus shelter[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 26, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Waymo robotaxi involved in two-vehicle collision in Los Angeles, multiple people hospitalized[COLLISION]
Jul 26, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi struck by blue sedan that had just hit a pedestrian in Pico-Union, Los Angeles; two hospitalized, one critically injured[COLLISION]
Jul 26, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo vehicle involved in Pico-Union crash that critically injured a woman in Los Angeles[COLLISION]
Jul 26, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Waymo
Details - NHTSA probes Tesla FSD marketing after AI-related crashes[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 25, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Woman sues Starship after delivery robot knocked her down, causing spinal fracture[INJURY]
Jul 25, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Starship delivery robot strikes ASU employee on campus, lawsuit filed[INJURY]
Jul 25, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Waymo robotaxi involved in two-vehicle crash in LA's Pico-Union, one person critically injured[COLLISION]
Jul 25, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Momentis Surgical Anovo system for multiport surgery, first platform supporting all three surgical access approaches[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 23, 2026 · Momentis Surgical · ANOVO · Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Details - FDA clears Johnson & Johnson Ottava robotic surgical system for soft tissue surgeries[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · New Brunswick
Details - FDA clears J&J Ottava surgical robot for US launch following de novo submission[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · New Brunswick
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