Waymo Responds to Investigation Into School Bus Incidents

Cameras installed on school buses have captured Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped buses even when their red lights are flashing and they are filled with children. This action can result in serious injuries to children, or even death. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating the Waymo incidents. Responding to safety concerns expressed about autonomous vehicles, a Waymo executive has stated that it has implemented software fixes. If you were injured in a Waymo accident, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in litigation with which we’ve been involved. We represent accident victims around the nation.

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Various communities around the country have become worried about autonomous vehicles. One school district, noting 19 separate incidents in which a Waymo vehicle passed stopped school buses since the school year started, has even asked Waymo to take its driverless cars off the road during drop off and pick up times.

Waymo claims that the incidents were caused by a software issue. It claims that it has implemented software updates to address the problem and has said that it expects it will improve. The director of product management operations has also said “I don’t think people should expect perfection.” He says that the company needs to make sure its following the rules of the road, and it has analyzed the situation with the school buses and implemented fixes to make it less likely that Waymo vehicles will pass school buses when its lights are flashing in the future.

The school buses are not the only problem that has come up in connection with Waymo Passengers have also shared videos of being unable to get out of the car. In one case, a passenger shared a video of not being able to get out of the car as it circled in a parking lot. Waymo later said that it just needed a regularly scheduled software update.

The company claims that driverless cars have a lower rate than human drivers; Waymo cars are in 91% fewer crashes that result in serious injuries and deaths than human-driven cars. However, experts from the Association for Computing Machinery has warned that it’s not clear that a fully autonomous vehicle can operate safely without the attention of a human driver except on certain restricted roads and conditions.

A Waymo accident can result in serious injuries, especially when an accident victim is a child pedestrian. The types of economic and noneconomic damages we may be able to recover depend on the nature of your injuries and losses. Car accident injuries can involve the injuries to the head, brain, spine, limbs, bones, and other parts of the body. When injuries are catastrophic, the compensation is more likely to be extensive covering both economic and noneconomic losses such as medical bills, replacement services, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and loss of consortium.

If you were injured by a Waymo, call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to figure out whether you have a viable claim for damages. We dedicate ourselves to fighting for injured consumers around the country. Complete our online form or call us at 312.462.1700.