GoKawiilNHTSA opens new probe into Waymo after school-bus passing persists post-recall
NHTSA said in a November 6 filing that most reported incidents of Waymo robotaxis illegally passing stopped school buses occurred after a software update was completed in November 2025. The agency's Office of Defects Investigation has opened a 'recall query' to assess whether Waymo's fix actually works, following an earlier probe sparked by an Atlanta incident and multiple reports from Austin school district officials.
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The filing suggests Waymo's first attempted fix did not resolve a safety issue involving children boarding and exiting buses, raising questions about how thoroughly the company tested its remedy before declaring it complete. A recall query gives regulators leverage to demand further changes or a broader recall if Waymo's technology continues to misjudge stopped school buses.
- NHTSA says most incidents happened after Waymo's November 2025 software fix was deployed.
- The agency has opened a recall query specifically to judge whether the remedy is adequate.
- Austin school district officials reported at least five separate incidents of Waymo vehicles passing stopped buses.
Source: techcrunch.com — Kirsten Korosec, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “Waymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say”
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