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

A Waymo autonomous Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in Tempe, Ariz., on the outskirts of Phoenix, on Sept. 15. The company is recalling software for its robotaxis after reports that some of them failed to stop for school buses. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

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

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