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A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

Waymo vehicles in Austin continued to pass stopped school buses despite recalls and updates.
AISD documented at least 19 alleged incidents where Waymo passed buses with active stop arms.
NHTSA opened a federal probe into Waymo’s bus-passing behavior amid ongoing investigations.
Experts warn data from parking lots may not translate to real-world on-road school-bus scenarios.
Waymo admitted it had updated software but incidents persisted into January.
A Waymo remote assistant misread a bus’s signals, contributing to a January incident.
The incidents extended to a separate case near a California school, resulting in a collision with a pedestrian.
Experts say teaching the 'last 1 percent' of exceptions for school zones remains extremely difficult.
Waymo emphasizes fleet-wide learning but faces skepticism about cross-vehicle transfer of lessons.
NTSB and NHTSA investigations continue as AISD evaluates legal options for student safety.

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