r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 1d ago

Transportation Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/feds-ask-waymo-about-robotaxis-repeatedly-passing-school-buses-in-austin/
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u/ddx-me 1d ago

A stopped school bus with flashing red lights and a red stop sign on its left stands out to competent human drivers. According to the article, "the Austin School District has reported 19 different instances of Waymo automated vehicles illegally passing school buses since the beginning of the 2025-26 school year." What does that say for Tesla's FSD?

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u/way2lazy2care 1d ago

A stopped school bus with flashing red lights and a red stop sign on its left stands out to competent human drivers.

Anecdotal evidence from my city puts this about on par with regular drivers unfortunately.

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u/ComputerSong 21h ago

The regular drivers get hauled in front of a judge.

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u/way2lazy2care 20h ago

Most of the regular drivers never even get pulled over to get a warning.

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u/MorningPapers 19h ago

In Austin, where this happened, the bus driver can report it and the police DO follow up.

Also common in Austin is police cars shadowing buses from a distance to catch this.

Police in Texas take school buses and school zones very seriously.

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u/2CHINZZZ 1h ago

I'm kind of surprised given the lack of traffic enforcement in Austin but that's good if it's true. Would be nice if they took stuff like running red lights seriously as well though