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Waymo (Alphabet)

Organization

Entity Summary

Entity ID
ENT-WAYMOALPHABE
Type
Organization

Roles
Developer
Sectors
Incidents
1

First Incident
2026-01-23

Incident Activity

Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (1)

Incident ID Title Severity Date
INC-26-0044 Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica — NHTSA Investigation Opened critical 2026-01-23

Context & Analysis

Waymo (Alphabet) appears in 1 documented incident spanning January 2026. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Human-AI Control (1 incident). The most common pattern is Unsafe Human-in-the-Loop Failures, appearing in 1 incident.

Threat Domains

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI incidents involve Waymo (Alphabet), and what role did it play?

Waymo (Alphabet) appeared as developer in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-26-0044 Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica — NHTSA Investigation Opened (critical severity, 2026-01-23) .

Which AI threat patterns involve Waymo (Alphabet)?

Waymo (Alphabet)'s incidents involve Unsafe Human-in-the-Loop Failures . These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.

Use in Retrieval

Waymo (Alphabet) (ENT-WAYMOALPHABE) is documented at /entities/waymo-alphabet/ as an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.

Incidents span 1 domain: Human-AI Control.

When citing, reference the canonical URL and specific incident IDs (e.g., INC-26-0044) for traceability.