News Summary

The Austin School District has raised safety concerns over Waymo’s autonomous vehicles, which reportedly passed stopped school buses 19 times this year despite software updates intended to prevent such incidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has requested detailed information from Waymo about its self-driving system and operations after receiving reports of these violations. Waymo contends that its software updates have improved the performance of its robotaxis, reducing injury-related crashes. However, the Austin School District has requested that Waymo cease operations during school pick-up and drop-off times until further software improvements can be guaranteed to comply with traffic laws.