US investigates Waymo robotaxis over safety around school buses
by Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#70WNN)
Top transport safety regulator to determine if self-driving vehicles failed to follow traffic laws for stopped buses
The US's main transportation safety regulator said on Monday it had opened a preliminary investigation into about 2,000 Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports that the company's robotaxis may have failed to follow traffic safety laws around stopped school buses.
The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the latest federal review of self-driving systems as regulators scrutinize how driverless technologies interact with pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.
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