Federal Regulators Probe Autonomous Taxis Over School Bus Violations

Federal regulators investigate thousands of autonomous vehicles over school bus safety violations.

United States safety authorities opened an investigation into 2,895 autonomous vehicles operated by Waymo after reports that the fleet failed to stop for school buses. The federal inquiry follows a voluntary software update issued by the company last year to address the same traffic violation.

• The investigationFederal transportation safety officials are examining whether the automated driving system adequately detects and responds to flashing school bus stop signals.
• Previous actionThe company previously attempted to fix the navigation glitch through a voluntary software recall before regulators initiated their formal review.