Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses – Houston Public Media

The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo plans to file a voluntarily software recall after several reports that its self-driving taxis illegally passed stopped school buses.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation in October in response to “a media report involving a Waymo AV [autonomous vehicle] that failed to remain stopped when approaching a school bus that was stopped with its red lights flashing, stop arm deployed, and crossing control arm deployed.”

WXIA-TV in Atlanta aired video in September that showed a Waymo vehicle driving around a school bus.

Waymo’s robotaxi service set to expand into Los Angeles

Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is rolling out driverless cars to passengers in L.A. San Francisco and Phoenix al