NTSB: Human Error Prompted Waymo to Pass Stopped School Bus in Austin

NTSB: Human error prompted Waymo to pass stopped school bus in Austin

When a Waymo autonomous vehicle in Austin contacted a remote assistance agent in Michigan — a human — to ask if the school bus in the next lane over was signaling for drivers to stop, the agent wrongly replied "no," according to a newly-released report from the National Transportation Safety Board.The Waymo went on to illegally pass an Austin Independent School District bus for the 23rd time that school year.

Waymo Still Has A Problem Stopping For School Buses

Waymo has clearly gotten off to a great start in 2026, and the company has made a strong case already that its robotaxis are significantly safer than human drivers. However, they aren't perfect. A Waymo robotaxi briefly blocked an ambulance responding to a shooting in Austin this week. (Though, I ... [continued] The post Waymo Still Has A Problem Stopping For School Buses appeared first on CleanTechnica.