AI Incident Database: Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses at Least 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe
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.
AI Incident Database · Incident 1300Operator lens (medium): inspect D1 (input boundary), D4 (observability), D5 (model change gate).
Event 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.
Linked entities
- waymo
organisation | 70%
- texas-school-children
organisation | 70%
- students
organisation | 70%
- pedestrians
organisation | 70%
- general-public-of-texas
organisation | 70%
- general-public
organisation | 70%
- drivers
organisation | 70%
- austin-independent-school-district
organisation | 70%
- minors
organisation | 70%
- educational-communities
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d4 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d4 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d4 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d5 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d5 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d5 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-waymo to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |