"examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles and school buses stopped for loading and unloading students."
"investigators will travel to Austin to gather information on a series of incidents in which the automated vehicles failed to stop for loading or unloading students."
"there have been no collisions in the events in question, and we are confident that our safety performance around school buses is superior to human drivers,"
"an opportunity to provide the NTSB with transparent insights into our safety-first approach."
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into instances where Waymo robotaxis passed stopped school buses in Austin, Texas. A prior National Highway Traffic Safety Administration preliminary evaluation examined how Waymo vehicles react to stopped school buses and led to a voluntary Waymo software recall in December. School district reports indicated some robotaxis repeated the offense after the update. NTSB investigators will travel to Austin to collect information, with a preliminary report expected within 30 days and a final report in 12 to 24 months. Waymo stated there were no collisions and defended its safety performance around school buses.
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