Transportation Safety

Waymo is recalling 3,067 vehicles equipped with its fifth‑generation automated driving system after identifying a software defect that led some AVs to illegally pass stopped school buses; NHTSA posted the recall notice on Nov. 8, Waymo says it completed software repairs by Nov. 17 and will file a voluntary software recall with the agency. NHTSA has sent detailed questions with a Jan. 20, 2026 response deadline and said similar incidents are likely, while school districts reported dozens of illegal passings (Austin ISD documented 19, including one after a student crossed, and Atlanta reported six); no injuries have been reported and Waymo’s chief safety officer acknowledged the company must “be better.”