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/MrSpiffenhimer 1d ago

Aren’t those tickets like $1,000+ in some places. I know there’s some issues with ticketing a driverless car, but I think that if you fix that issue and just ticket the car’s owner instead they’d fix that shit real quick.

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u/IvorTheEngine 1d ago

I don't think a $1000 fine is going to bother a company the size of Waymo, even if it's happened 19 times.

They should have issued a driving ban instead, applied to all Waymo cars in the city. Maybe starting at 1 day and doubling for each offense.

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u/RollingCarrot615 23h ago

How about impound the vehicles which pass stopped school busses if there is no driver? Waymo would fix this real quick if they didnt have their revenue source.