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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Alphabet-owned Waymo (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) self-driving vehicles after receiving reports of collisions and instances in which the vehicle’s automated driving system (ADS) appeared to disobey traffic safety rules.
The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received reports of 22 incidents involving Waymo vehicles wherein the vehicle ADS behavior caused single-party crashes and potential traffic safety law violations. Of the 22 incidents, 17 involved crash with stationary and semi-stationary objects.
ODI has opened a preliminary evaluation of an estimated 444 Waymo vehicles, which are equipped with Waymo’s 5th generation automated driving system. The investigation will evaluate the ADS’s performance in detecting and responding to traffic control devices and in avoiding collisions with stationary and semi-stationary objects and vehicles.