Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology

US regulator opens Waymo investigation

Waymo, the self-driving car unit under Google’s parent company Alphabet, is under investigation by a federal regulator over reports of nearly two dozen incidents involving Waymo vehicles using an autonomous driving system, the government said Tuesday.   The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation opened the investigation after receiving reports of 22…

U.S. probes Waymo self-driving vehicles over ‘unexpected behavior’

Waymo, the self-driving taxi company owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is the latest self-driving car venture to face scrutiny from federal regulators.

Waymo under scrutiny over 'unexpected behaviour' of self-driving vehicles

On Tuesday, U.S. auto safety regulators revealed that they have initiated an investigation into the operations of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis displayed compromised driving behaviour that potentially violated traffic safety laws. The preliminary evaluation into approximately 444 Waymo vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) follows 22 reports of 22 incidents including 17 col

Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the probe after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws. In the past month, the agency has opened at least four investigations of vehicles that can eith…

NHTSA is investigating 22 incidents with Waymo self-driving cars

Some of the incidents involve Waymo vehicles colliding with stationery objects and violating traffic safety laws.

Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles.