Physical AI Incidents
Verified physical safety failures, mechanical malfunctions, automated driving disengagements, and regulatory investigations cataloged across embodied robotics.
Showing 41–80 of 1,272 events
- FDA grants De Novo authorization to Johnson & Johnson OTTAVA robotic surgical system for multiple soft tissue procedures[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · California
Details - FDA grants De Novo marketing authorization to J&J Ottava surgical robot[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · California
Details - France blocks Tesla FSD Supervised approval over safety concerns[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla robotaxi seen going wrong way down one-way street in Tampa one day after driverless service launch[TRAFFIC DISRUPTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla remote operator crashed a Robotaxi into a tree stump in Houston, NHTSA data shows[COLLISION]
Jul 20, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into tree stump in Houston[COLLISION]
Jul 20, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into metal fence in Houston[COLLISION]
Jul 20, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla Robotaxi teleoperator drove vehicle into tree stump in Houston, NHTSA data shows[COLLISION]
Jul 20, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed into tree stump in Houston[COLLISION]
Jul 20, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi rear-ended by SUV at Sunset Road and Polaris Avenue in Las Vegas, at least one injured[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi struck by SUV that lost control on Las Vegas Valley road[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi rear-ended by SUV in south Las Vegas, at least one injured[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi struck by out-of-control SUV on Polaris Avenue, Las Vegas[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Portland, Oregon, USA
Details - Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet after robotaxi drove into smoke-filled active fire scene[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Phoenix
Details - Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet because robotaxis may not detect heavy smoke and could impede emergency responders[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into active fire scene obscured by smoke[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Zoox
Details - Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis over failure to detect heavy smoke (NHTSA 26E044)[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after vehicle drove into heavy smoke at active Las Vegas fire scene[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove through heavy smoke at Las Vegas emergency scene[RECALL]
Jul 17, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - DDOT issues sidewalk robot permits to Serve Robotics and Coco Robotics for food delivery in Washington DC[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 16, 2026 · Serve Robotics · Serve Gen 3 · West Hollywood
Details - NTSB preliminary report: Tesla Katy crash driver overrode FSD by pressing accelerator to 100%, vehicle exceeded 70 mph[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 15, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 14, 2026 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250 · Plattsburgh
Details - Trudy Perez sues Starship Technologies over 2023 ASU delivery robot collision that caused spinal fracture and permanent injury[OTHER]
Jul 14, 2026 · Starship Technologies · Starship Bot · Greater Manchester/Trafford, United Kingdom
Details - Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 13, 2026 · Vertical Aerospace · Valo · Drones
Details - San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan drafting cost-recovery fee legislation to fine AV companies for impeding emergency response[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 11, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people[INJURY]
Jul 10, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - NHTSA issues directive to AV developers citing clear pattern of driverless AVs interfering with first responders[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 9, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - NHTSA issues call to action to AV developers over pattern of driverless AVs interfering with first responders[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 8, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - NHTSA demands AV developers stop driverless vehicles from interfering with first responders[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 8, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Avride delivery rover crashed into parked car in Moscow and fled the scene — first recorded delivery robot hit-and-run[COLLISION]
Jul 7, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - Avride delivery rover crashed into parked car in Moscow and fled the scene, first recorded delivery robot hit-and-run[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 7, 2026 · Avride · Avride delivery robot · Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Details - SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood launches inquiry into Waymo's July 4 traffic meltdown[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 7, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - 2026 Indian Chief Vintage recalled for incorrect VIN labels listing wrong rear wheel size[RECALL]
Jul 6, 2026 · Investigated by NHTSA · Indian Motorcycle
Details - Multiple Waymo robotaxis stranded with dead batteries during July 4 San Francisco traffic gridlock[MALFUNCTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi caught fire after driving over a lit firework on Connecticut Street in San Francisco (July 4 2026)[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 4, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet · Bengaluru
Details - Waymo fleet gridlocks San Francisco Presidio after July 4 fireworks; one robotaxi drove over lit firework with passengers inside[TRAFFIC DISRUPTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling 'FSD too timid'[FATALITY]
Jul 3, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Jul 2, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Tesla FSD driver charged with manslaughter after fatal crash into Texas home kills 76-year-old resident[FATALITY]
Jul 2, 2026 · Tesla · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Orlando, Florida, USA
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