Waymo Says Company Robotaxis Have Prevented 841 InjuriesAutoGuide.comMarcus LewinskyFri, September 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleWaymo has released new crash data putting a figure on the number of injuries its driverless fleet has avoided, claiming for the first time that it prevented 841 crashes that would otherwise have caused injury across its operations.waymo says company robotaxis have prevented 841 injuriesThe company says it logged 271 million autonomous miles through the end of June, adding 50 million miles in the three months since its end-of-March update. Over that total, Waymo reports an 82% drop in injury-causing crashes and a 95% drop in crashes causing "serious injury or worse."The figures improve further for more vulnerable road users. Waymo says cyclist crashes causing injury fell 86% and pedestrian crashes causing injury fell 93%. Of the 841 avoided injury crashes, 175 would have involved pedestrians, cyclists, or motorcyclists, and 55 would have caused serious injuries or worse.AdvertisementAdvertisementCrashes are relatively rare, and injury crashes rarer still, so even Waymo's millions of miles remain a small sample against the roughly 3 trillion miles human drivers cover in the US each year.Become an AutoGuide insider. Get the latest from the automotive world first by subscribing to our newsletter.