The city is Austin is a city ripe for technology to be tested. When something new comes to the area, it is a cause for celebration. But, there’s always something that has be corrected when the new tech is tested.
Waymo’s Beginnings In The City Of Austin, Texas
Waymo is an automated taxi service available to those in the city of Austin. But Waymo isn’t without its faults. It’s been well documented that the service has come into issues in other cities that its offered in, such as a Waymo driving through a police standoff.
Austin has also seen problems with Waymo, such as being involved in a crash in the city. Questions have continued to arise about cars that drive themselves with no human assistance. With these worries at the forefront of some Texans minds, video has shown the cars still have a lot to learn.
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Waymo cars have recently going past school buses illegally, and some are wondering what the company is doing to stop it.
Waymo Cars Illegally Passing School Buses In Austin, With Parent Company Responding
According to video evidence in possession of KXAN, 19 instances of Waymo cars going around school buses without properly stopping have have been recorded. Even more alarming, children getting off the school buses were spotted in the video.
Waymo spoke to KXAN, saying the following:…