Waymo is recalling 3,067 vehicles because of a software issue that led to multiple incidents in which the autonomous cars drove around stopped school buses.
The recall affects certain 5th-generation automated driving systems, according to a Nov. 8 notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The software may cause vehicles to pass a stopped school bus even when its red lights are flashing or its stop arm is extended, increasing the risk of a crash with a pedestrian, the agency said.
Waymo didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
All 50 states have laws requiring vehicles to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and a deployed stop-arm signal, according to the NHTSA.
Waymo told CBS News last week that it was planning to is

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