Waymo plans recall after company's self-driving cars don't stop for school buses
Waymo plans recall after company's self-driving cars don't stop for school buses
Waymo, the ride-hailing service, says it is planning a voluntary software recall to fix a glitch after reports its self-driving cars don’t stop for school buses. The company has already tried to fix the issue, but police in Texas said it didn’t work. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on Waymo's planned software recall due to its self-driving cars not stopping for school buses. The article presents the information in a straightforward manner with minimal bias, although the phrasing could be slightly more neutral. The core claim of the recall is supported by multiple sources.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Waymo is planning a voluntary software recall to fix a glitch after reports its self-driving cars don't stop for school buses.
- Verification Source #1: Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school.
- Verification Source #2: Waymo will issue a voluntary software recall for its self-driving vehicles.
- Verification Source #5: US Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed ... self-driving cars illegally passing stopped school buses, including cases that occurred after Waymo claimed to have deployed a software fix.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: The company has already tried to fix the issue, but police in Texas said it didn't work.
- Verification Source #5: US Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed ... self-driving cars illegally passing stopped school buses, including cases that occurred after Waymo claimed to have deployed a software fix.
- Assessment: Supported by source 5, indicating that violations occurred even after a software fix was deployed.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school.
- Source 5: US Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed ... self-driving cars illegally passing stopped school buses, including cases that occurred after Waymo claimed to have deployed a software fix.