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Waymo's recall filing lists 16 collisions with chains, gates and similar barriers, none with injuries. It says a software update reached the whole fleet by Dec. 26, 2024, months before the recall was filed.
Waymo's filing says a software change led its cars to decide they were "impeding" the bus and pull away. Austin's school district documented 19 incidents, NHTSA says, and has asked Waymo to stop operating at pick-up and drop-off times.
Federal investigators say a Waymo was the first car to stop for an Austin school bus in January, then drove past after a remote assistance agent in Michigan said it wasn't a school bus with active signals. Austin's school district counts at least four violations after Waymo's November software fix, The Verge reported.