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Waymo’s robotaxis are under investigation for crashes and traffic law violations
Videos of Waymo vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road went viral.
One video, shot in Tempe, Arizona, shows a driverless Waymo vehicle attempting a left turn, which was blocked by cars waiting at the light. The company recently analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities — Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — and compared the data to human driving benchmarks to determine whether its cars were involved in fewer injuring-causing and police-reported crashes. The investigation comes at a crucial time for Waymo, after receiving approval from California regulators to expand its robotaxi operations to the lucrative Los Angeles market.
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