THE US GOVERNMENT is examining whether Waymo’s recall of software involved with a series of school bus passing incidents last fall actually fixed the safety issue.
The formal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will determine whether the company’s supposed software fix succeeded in preventing its robotaxis from improperly passing stopped school buses with red lights on and their stop arms extended—indicators that the buses were picking up and dropping off students. It is illegal to pass these stopped school buses in all 50 states.
According to a filing, Waymo issued a fix for the software issue in mid-November and a voluntary recall a month later. But the government says that the majority of school bus issues occurred after that date.
Yes the whole point is that they can’t utilize the company as a shield from liability for what the car does.
They make the choice to get into the car, they accept the responsibility for what the car does.
If you knowingly get into a car with a drunk driver, you’re responsible for what happens. It’s called contributory negligence.