NHTSA PE25013: Waymo AV drives around a stopped school bus
Make: WAYMO. Model: 5TH GENERATION ADS. Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING. The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) identified a media report involving a Waymo AV that failed to remain stopped when approaching a school bus that was stopped with its red lights flashing, stop arm deployed, and crossing control arm deployed. In the incident, the Waymo AV approached the right side of the stopped school bus from a perpendicular side street. The AV initially stopped, but then
Record details
Published: 17 October 2025
Source: NHTSA ADAS/ADS Investigations
Category: Incidents
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Children & education
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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