Description: Officials in Texas reportedly claimed that Waymo's self-driving vehicles illegally passed stopped school buses at least 19 times during the 2025 school year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reportedly sought additional information following reports that Waymo cars failed to remain stopped while buses displayed flashing red lights and extended stop arms, including incidents occurring after software updates intended to address the issue.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Waymo , Waymo's autonomous driving system and Autonomous vehicle systems developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed General public , General public of Texas , School children , Texas school children , students , pedestrians , Austin Independent School District and Drivers.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Waymo , Waymo's autonomous driving system and Autonomous vehicle systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1300
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-12-04
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. agency said on Thursday it has asked Waymo to answer more questions after Texas officials said the Alphabet unit's self-driving vehicles had illegally passed school buses 19 times in recorded incidents s…
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