{"id":344400,"date":"2026-07-18T10:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344400\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:49:06","slug":"what-to-do-after-a-waymo-crash-in-miami-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/344400\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do after a Waymo crash in Miami streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miamians know already that self-driving cars are no longer some far-fetched dream for the future.<\/p>\n

Since the brand expanded and opened operations in the city this year, autonomous all-electric Waymos have taken over Miami\u2019s streets.<\/a><\/p>\n

But despite the allure of the futuristic transportation method that people can easily hail on their phone, some riders and other drivers have learned that having driverless cars on the streets creates complications, particularly if they are involved in accidents with other cars or pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Despite Waymo\u2019s claims that the autonomous cars are \u201cmaking roads safer,\u201d<\/a> some passengers have had less than satisfactory experiences with them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation<\/a> into Waymo in May after instances during which the self-driving cars collided with objects that a human driver could have easily avoided.<\/p>\n

One of these instances occurred in January, when a Waymo drove onto the light rail tracks in Phoenix, the first city where the cars were made available to the public, causing the passenger to flee and the northbound and southbound trains to reverse routes.<\/p>\n

As with any technology, errors occur. But what do you do if you are involved in an accident with a driverless Waymo?<\/p>\n

The Waymo Help Center outlines the actions it wants its passengers and others involved to take.<\/p>\n

If anyone is injured, it\u2019s important to call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n

On its help site<\/a>, Waymo highlights that the car may continue driving after a collision \u201cto reach a safe spot to stop.\u201d The car\u2019s dome light will turn on if it is aware that a collision has occurred.<\/p>\n

If you are a passenger in the autonomous vehicle when it crashes, you can take photos or videos of the event \u201cif you feel it\u2019s important.\u201d The help site also says that \u201climited medical coverage\u201d is available to all riders who experience a collision, \u201cregardless of who\u2019s at fault or whether you have additional coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is extremely important to take photos and video after the collision occurs to preserve the evidence in the matter,\u201d said Ted Hollander, an attorney with The Ticket Clinic.<\/p>\n

Hollander also said that if you are a passenger in a Waymo that\u2019s in a collision with another vehicle, you should get the information, such as the name and insurance, of the other driver.<\/p>\n

The ride service may contact parents and guardians of riders with teen accounts as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main focus is getting you to your destination safely, and we will help you hail another vehicle to get there,\u201d the help site says.<\/p>\n

Waymo\u2019s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you\u2019ve exchanged information with us, you don\u2019t need to wait for a Waymo representative to arrive,\u201d Waymo says. \u201cOur team will follow up with you if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have provided the owner of the other vehicle with the required information, then it should be okay to leave unless law enforcement is already on scene and is telling you to stay for their crash investigation,\u201d Hollander said. \u201c If you have damages to your vehicle or person, you may want to stay to ask the representative questions and explain and show your damages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waymo says that if you are involved in a collision with one of their vehicles, you can exchange information by either calling 1-844-263-9885, emailing insurance@waymo.com, filling out an online collision form or scanning the QR code on the front doors of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

After a collision, a risk and insurance team member with Waymo will review the event and may reach out to you to get more information.<\/p>\n

Hollander said that if a driverless Waymo causes an accident, legal approaches may shift away from driver negligence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is discovered through the discovery process that the Waymo car is defective in some way and that defect contributed to the crash, then it may become a product liability case,\u201d Hollander said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miamians know already that self-driving cars are no longer some far-fetched dream for the future. Since the brand…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-344400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}