Biden Admin Investigating Autonomous Vehicles After Reports of Crashes

Published on May 14, 2024

U.S. authorities are probing automated vehicles after reports of the vehicles crashing, according to documents made public on May 14. Automated driving systems (ADS) in Waymo vehicles are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In the documents, which were posted online by the government, officials said they were looking into “unexpected ADS behavior” after receiving reports of 17 crashes involving Waymo vehicles. Another five reports detailed violations of traffic safety laws. Reported incidents included collisions with gates, crashes into parked vehicles, and apparent disregard for “traffic safety control devices,” the administration said....

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