US auto safety regulators have opened a new recall query covering 2,895 Waymo vehicles after reports that the company’s robotaxis continued passing stopped school buses even after a software fix. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the review on November 6 to assess whether the remedy adequately addressed the problem.
The NHTSA filing identifies Waymo’s fifth-generation automated driving system and says the reported behavior involved buses with flashing red lights or extended stop arms. It says a majority of the incidents occurred after Waymo reported completing the software update for all affected vehicles on November 17, 2025.
Reuters reported that Austin’s school district documented 19 distinct violations, including one in which a robotaxi briefly stopped before moving while a student was crossing. Public schools in Atlanta recorded six other violations. NHTSA said the new recall query will assess the adequacy of the earlier fix and investigate the causes of the post-update reports.
The agency first opened an investigation in October 2025 after video showed a Waymo vehicle maneuvering around a stopped school bus in Atlanta. The current review is focused on whether the software remedy worked as intended.
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