NHTSA 调查了 2,000 辆 Waymo 自动驾驶汽车未能停车等待校车的情况。 NHTSA investigates 2,000 Waymo self-driving cars over failures to stop for school buses.

美国国家公路交通安全管理局对大约2 000辆Waymo自驾车辆发起了初步调查, The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary investigation into about 2,000 Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports that some failed to stop properly at school buses with flashing lights and extended stop arms. 调查的重点是车辆是否符合旨在保护儿童的交通法,在学生在登机或下机时驾驶的无司机Waymo robtaxi通过被拦截的公共汽车的事件之后。 The probe focuses on whether the vehicles comply with traffic laws designed to protect children, following an incident where a driverless Waymo robotaxi passed a stopped bus while students were boarding or exiting. Waymo说,它已经更新了软件,以改进校车站的响应,并计划进一步修改。 Waymo said it has already updated its software to improve school bus stop responses and plans further changes. 调查是联邦对自主车辆安全进行更广泛监督的一部分,特别是自驾系统如何对待弱势道路使用者。 The investigation is part of broader federal scrutiny of autonomous vehicle safety, particularly how self-driving systems handle vulnerable road users. Waymo在美国主要城市运营了超过1,500个机器人轴,并计划国际扩张。 Waymo operates over 1,500 robotaxis in major U.S. cities and plans international expansion.