A school district tried to help train Waymos to stop for school buses

Post by ronsor » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

appreciatorBus wrote: post #9

bushbaba wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a cop notices this, who gets the ticket? Asking because I’ve noticed Waymos starting to go above the speed limit now. They’re generally just matching the flow of traffic like everyone else, but it does raise the question: who gets fined? And if the fleet as a whole racks up more than 4 points in 12 months, would Waymo loose it's license similar to human drivers?

I remember when they told us that autonomous cars wouldn’t break laws and wouldn’t speed. I always felt this was just a strategy, and that soon enough fleet operators would turn up the dials on speed and aggressiveness. After all, the only people who can complain are the people outside the car, and they will be dead.

Post by olyjohn » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC

bpodgursky wrote: post #10

> A preliminary report by the NTSB published in early March found that one ensuing incident, on January 12, occurred after a Waymo remote assistant, a Michigan-based human tasked with “helping” the software when it was struggling on the road, incorrectly told the robotaxi that the school bus ahead of it didn’t have active signals on. Six vehicles passed the school bus while it was stopped, the agency said. It is stil…

Post by ceejayoz » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC

ronsor wrote: post #21

appreciatorBus wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember when they told us that autonomous cars wouldn’t break laws and wouldn’t speed. I always felt this was just a strategy, and that soon enough fleet operators would turn up the dials on speed and aggressiveness. After all, the only people who can complain are the people outside the car, and they will be dead.

> turn up the dials on speed and aggressiveness You literally cannot drive on public roads unless you match the speed, flow, and maneuvering of other traffic.

Post by carsoon » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC

bushbaba wrote: post #6

toast0 wrote: post #5

> Waymo, Cummings says, “should not be allowed to operate around schools during school pickup and drop-off until they get this problem fixed and can demonstrate it with specific tests.” This commentor must misunderstand the situation. School busses regularly stop to pickup and drop off students on streets near where they live; and there's generally schools all around. If Waymos can't properly respond to school bus si…

If a cop notices this, who gets the ticket? Asking because I’ve noticed Waymos starting to go above the speed limit now. They’re generally just matching the flow of traffic like everyone else, but it does raise the question: who gets fined? And if the fleet as a whole racks up more than 4 points in 12 months, would Waymo loose it's license similar to human drivers?

Post by sahila » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #2

So I assume Waymo will be immediately banned from any residential areas until they can demonstrate the ability to follow the laws of the road? The problem is there is zero enforcement. We know the vehicle is not safe around schoolchildren so the appropriate incentive needs to be applied to get the issue addressed.