B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 3811; Flight Crew Type 3811
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Procedure
On taxi in at ZZZ was told to taxi to gate via Taxiway XX; XY...While on Taxiway XX; Aircraft Y turned onto Taxiway XX immediately in front of us. Had to apply abrupt braking to come to a stop. ATC said 'thank you Aircraft X'. We asked if we were supposed to give way. He said that he thought Aircraft Y would not be a factor. Obviously Aircraft Y was. Aircraft Y had been told to taxi; but neither of us was told to give way to the other.
B737 Captain reported hard braking to avoid a collision with a taxiing aircraft.