Waymo Issuing Recall over Safety Concerns Involving School Buses

Ready for an AI taxi to do the I-4 driving for you? It should be possible next year.

Central Florida residents may not have to drive Orlando’s congested roads much longer. The car can drive instead. Residents will be able to hail a driverless robo-taxi when Waymo begins its service in Central Florida next year, adding The City Beautiful to the handful of regions in the nation where the self-driving vehicle subsidiary of Google operates. Waymo is just one of many autonomous vehicle, or AV, options Central Florida residents soon w…

Waymo issuing recall over safety concerns involving school buses

Waymo has been under some scrutiny this week after a school district publicized videos of the company’s robotaxis driving past school buses with their stop signs and crossing bars deployed.

Waymo recalling software for its self-driving cars amid federal probe

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, is recalling the software of its self-driving vehicles after officials in Austin said the vehicles did not stop for school buses.

Waymo's robotaxi fleet is being recalled again, this time for failing to stop for school buses

To prevent its robotaxi fleet from passing stopped school buses, Waymo is issuing another software recall in 2025. While it's not a traditional recall that pulls vehicles from the road, Waymo is voluntarily updating software for its autonomous fleet in response to an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to Waymo, the recall will be filed with the federal agency early next week. Mauricio Peña, Waymo's c…

Waymo Robotaxis Ignore School Bus Lights, Prompt NHTSA Probe and Recall

Waymo’s Autonomous Ambitions Hit a Speed Bump: The School Bus Recall Saga In the rapidly evolving world of self-driving vehicles, Waymo, the autonomous driving unit of Alphabet Inc., has long positioned itself as a leader in safety and innovation. But recent incidents involving its robotaxis failing to properly respond to stopped school buses have thrust the company into a fresh wave of scrutiny, culminating in a voluntary software recall. This …

Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses – Mnnofa

Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company’s autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau)