The software that controls Waymo’s self-driving cars is being looked into by federal regulators after 22 reports of the robotaxis crashing or possibly breaking traffic rules by driving in the wrong lane or into construction zones.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the investigation is meant to test the software and see how well it avoids hitting fixed objects and recognizes and reacts to “traffic safety control devices” like cones. The study is called a “preliminary evaluation,” and the ODI aims to finish it in eight months.
As part of its plan to become the world’s most trusted driver, Waymo told TechCrunch, “NHTSA plays a very important role in road safety and we will continue to work with them.”
It’s the second time in two days that ODI has told the public about a probe into self-driving cars. Monday, ODI started an investigation into Zoox’s self-driving cars after getting two reports of the company’s self-driving Toyota Highlanders being hit from behind by motorbikes when the SUVs’ brakes hit the ground without warning.
The review into Waymo’s software comes only three months after the company recalled its self-driving software for the first time after two of its cars crashed into the same tow truck in Phoenix, Arizona.
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