ATLANTA — Georgia State Representative Clint Crowe said he was stunned after seeing video of a Waymo driverless car illegally passing a stopped school bus on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta on Monday afternoon.

"I'm a big fan of new technologies and emerging technologies and I think that driverless cars are going to become more prevalent, but we got to think about how they're going to comply with the law," Crowe said.

Crowe co-sponsored Addy’s Law in 2024 . The legislation was named after 8-year-old Addy Pierce, who was killed in Henry County after being struck while crossing the street to get to her bus. The law stiffened penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus, carrying penalties of up to $1,000 in fines and even jail time.

According to Crowe, those rules still apply to auto

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