Metro Atlanta
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation. The autonomous vehicle company has issued a software recall.
Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)
A disturbing pattern of driverless cars rolling past stopped school buses has revealed a new kind of dilemma on Atlanta’s streets.
Since May, Atlanta Public Schools has reported six cases in which Waymo’s autonomous vehicles drove past school buses with their stop arms extended, most recently on Nov. 11. No injuries have been reported, district spokesperson Seth Coleman said, but the instances are dangerous for kids loading and unloading.
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The law is complicated
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Georgia law is murky when it comes to holding driverless vehicles responsible for traffic violations. State law does not identify Waymo or an autonomous vehicle as a driver, only that an automated driving system is allowed to operate without a human driver. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
Waymo has faced previous issues
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Caroline Silva is a Breaking News reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Caroline Silva is a Breaking News reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
