Investigative Focus

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Waymo's driverless vehicles for crashes and potential traffic law violations.
• 22 incidents involving Waymo's 5th generation automated driving system are under scrutiny.
• Investigative efforts are focused on incidents where Waymo's vehicles were the sole operator during a collision or exhibited behavior violating traffic laws.
• The investigation aims to assess the performance of Waymo's automated driving system in detecting traffic control devices and avoiding collisions.

Waymo Responds

• Waymo acknowledges occasional minor traffic collisions but asserts its technology is effective in preventing serious incidents.
• The company analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to compare data with human driving benchmarks.
• Waymo serves over 50 thousand weekly trips and highlights its safety record over millions of autonomous miles driven.

Industry Scrutiny

• The investigation comes at a crucial time for Waymo as it expands robotaxi operations to Los Angeles and begins highway testing.
• Federal safety regulators are closely scrutinizing driver-assist and autonomous vehicle technology.
• Concerns about the safety of driverless vehicles have increased following high-profile AV crashes involving various companies.