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Waymo vehicle breaches barriers at Denver farmers market during setup

A Waymo autonomous vehicle breached barricades and signage at a closed Denver farmers market on a Sunday morning and proceeded through the area despite vendors setting up and crew members attempting to stop it, creating a potential safety hazard for workers.

21 September 2026 Β· Waymo Β· Safety and wellbeing
21 September 2026
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Quick facts
Organization
Waymo (subject)
Category
Safety and wellbeing
Country
United States
Source
Colorado Springs Gazette
Date
21 September 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

A Waymo vehicle drove into the South Pearl Street Farmers Market in Denver on Sunday morning around 8:40 a.m. while vendors were still setting up.

Barricades and signage were in place, but the vehicle passed both, took a corner quickly, and passed a stop sign without stopping despite market crew members attempting to stop it.

Reported impact

Market workers had to scramble to clear the road and usher the vehicle out.

Classification

Organization
Waymo (subject)
Category
Safety and wellbeing
Industry
Mobility and autonomous vehicles
Country
United States
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Unintentional
Timing
Post-deployment
Harmed
Workers
Failure modes
Unsafe autonomous behaviour
Consequences
None recorded
AI systems
Waymo autonomous vehicle

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

Colorado Springs Gazette
Waymo passes barricades, enters Denver farmers market
21 September 2026
Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)
Driving up reaction, Waymo goes around barricade into South Pearl Farmers Market on Sunday
22 September 2026
KOAA
Waymo caught on video driving through South Pearl Farmers Market during setup
22 September 2026