AutonomousMedium
Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses at Least 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe
- Occurred
- Dec 4, 2025
- Published
- Dec 15, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Officials in Texas reportedly claimed that Waymo's self-driving vehicles illegally passed stopped school buses at least 19 times during the 2025 school year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reportedly sought additional information following reports that Waymo cars failed to remain stopped while buses displayed flashing red lights and extended stop arms, including incidents occurring after software updates intended to address the issue.
Developers
- Waymo
Deployers
- Waymo
Harmed parties
- Texas school children
- Students
- Pedestrians
- General public of Texas
- General public
- Drivers
- Austin Independent School District
- Minors
- Educational communities
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Waymo self-driving vehicles failed to stop for school buses, triggering an NHTSA investigation into safety compliance.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8