Incidents in Texas
Recorded incidents involving robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and other physical AI systems in Texas, each with sources.
- 6
- Incidents recorded
- 2
- Deaths
- 3
- Reported injuries
- 2021–26
- Years covered
6 records
Most recent first- Fatal
Pedestrian hit by SUV is thrown into Waymo robotaxi and dies in Dallas
A pedestrian struck by a human-driven SUV on Maple Avenue in Dallas on August 7, 2026, was thrown into an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi in the opposite lanes and later died.
- Property damage
Amazon MK30 delivery drone hits apartment building in Richardson, Texas
An Amazon Prime Air MK30 struck the outside of an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, during a delivery and fell onto a walkway. No one was hurt; damage was minor.
- Property damage
Amazon MK30 delivery drone snags overhead internet cable in Waco
An Amazon MK30 drone clipped an overhead internet cable while climbing away from a backyard delivery in Waco, Texas, then landed itself. The FAA opened an investigation.
- Minor injury
Remote operator drives Tesla Robotaxi into fence in Austin
In July 2025, weeks after Tesla's Robotaxi service began in Austin, a remote operator who took over a stalled vehicle drove it over a curb and into a metal fence, Tesla told NHTSA.
- Fatal
Ford Mach-E using BlueCruise hits stopped SUV on I-10 in San Antonio
A Ford Mustang Mach-E operating hands-free on BlueCruise struck a Honda CR-V stopped in a travel lane of I-10 in San Antonio on February 24, 2024, killing the Honda's driver.
- Minor injury
Tesla engineer injured by industrial robot at Giga Texas in 2021
An engineer at Tesla's Austin factory was injured by an industrial robot in 2021. Witness accounts published in 2023 describe a more serious event than Tesla's injury report.