Crashing into parked cars, drifting into oncoming traffic, and intruding into construction zones, Waymo's self-driving vehicles exhibit unexpected behavior that may violate traffic laws, prompting an investigation by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). The 22 incident reports involve collisions and disobedience of traffic safety control devices, with evidence showing Waymo's automated driving systems were either engaged or abruptly disengaged before incidents occurred.
Waymo's focus on machine learning for safe navigation is highlighted, with past recalls and the ongoing ODI probe raising questions on the self-driving cars' ability to handle unpredictable road scenarios. Waymo voluntarily recalled cars after incidents in Arizona, emphasizing its learning curve in responding to varied weather patterns and less predictable movements of emergency vehicles.
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