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Waymo's Driverless Cars Have a School Bus Problem. Nearly 2,900 Robotaxis Are Now Under Federal Scrutiny.
Why it’s here: Federal NHTSA and NTSB investigations and a recall of nearly 3,000 driverless vehicles over school bus safety fall squarely within the Robotics area's autonomous vehicle regulation scope.
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4d agoThe Associated PressWaymo's Driverless Cars Have a School Bus Problem. Nearly 2,900 Robotaxis Are Now Under Federal Scrutiny.NHTSA opened a new investigation into 2,895 Waymo robotaxis after reports they kept passing stopped school buses even after a 2025 software recall, while the NTSB separately probes Waymo school bus interactions and a Santa Monica child strike.1 outletRobotics8 linked
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