"Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle hit a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the incident happened on January 23 during morning school drop-off hours, within two blocks of a school. In its preliminary evaluation, NHTSA said the child ran into the street from behind a double-parked SUV and was hit by the autonomous vehicle, which was operating without a human safety driver."
"In a statement on its website, Waymo said that as soon as the car detected the child, it "braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made." The child suffered minor injuries, Waymo reported, according to NHTSA. NHTSA is now examining whether Waymo's automated driving system exercised appropriate caution in a school zone and how the vehicle responded after the impact."
Federal safety regulators opened an investigation after a Waymo self-driving vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The incident occurred during morning school drop-off hours, within two blocks of the school. NHTSA's preliminary evaluation states the child ran into the street from behind a double-parked SUV and was struck by an autonomous vehicle operating without a human safety driver. Waymo reported the vehicle braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact. The child sustained minor injuries. NHTSA is examining whether the automated system exercised appropriate caution in the school zone and how the vehicle responded after impact.
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