AutonomousMedium
Spokane Transit Authority Onboard Navigation System Reportedly Routed Double-Decker Bus to Low Bridge, Injuring Seven
- Occurred
- Jan 18, 2026
- Published
- Jan 21, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
In Spokane, Washington, a Spokane Transit Authority double-decker bus was reportedly routed by its onboard navigation/CAD mapping system onto Cedar Street and hit a low-clearance railroad viaduct, shearing the upper deck. Of 10 people aboard, seven were reportedly hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. STA reportedly later warned operators not to use CAD maps for routing and pulled double-deckers from service pending an investigation; the driver was cited for negligent driving.
Developers
- Unidentified vendor of Spokane Transit Authority onboard CAD/navigation routing software
Deployers
- Spokane Transit Authority
Harmed parties
- Spokane Transit Authority bus passengers
- Spokane Transit Authority personnel
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Autonomous navigation system routed bus into low bridge causing injuries, though driver was also cited.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8