Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys Highlights Federal Waymo School Bus Review

AUSTIN, TX – November 13, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –

Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys, an Austin personal injury firm, is highlighting a federal review of whether Waymo’s driverless vehicles stop for school buses, opened by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on November 6, 2026. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened recall query RQ26006 to assess the adequacy of the remedy for a December 2025 Waymo software recall, according to its investigation document.

The document lists 2,895 vehicles equipped with Waymo’s fifth-generation automated driving system and describes the problem as continued traffic safety violations when encountering a school bus, particularly when the bus is boarding or offboarding students. It says a majority of the incidents identified in an earlier evaluation occurred after November 17, 2025, the date Waymo reported completing its software remedy under recall 25E084, which Waymo filed on December 10, 2025.

NHTSA’s document lists eight traffic citations provided by the Austin Independent School District. NHTSA said it opened the query to identify the causes of the post-remedy reports and had made no finding as of November 9, according to TechCrunch. Waymo told TechCrunch it has made significant improvements to vehicle behavior around school buses and has received no citations since March 2026.

The district reported 19 incidents of Waymo vehicles failing to stop for school buses, five of them after Waymo’s software update, according to CBS Austin. The district asked Waymo in November 2025 to stop operating during common school pick-up and drop-off times, according to The Auto Wire.

In preliminary findings released March 3, 2026, the National Transportation Safety Board said an unoccupied Waymo vehicle was the first vehicle to stop for an Austin school bus loading students on East Oltorf Street on January 12, 2026. The vehicle then asked remote assistance whether it was a school bus with active signals, and an agent replied “No,” after which the vehicle passed the bus with its stop arms extended. The NTSB said six vehicles in total passed the stopped bus, no crash occurred, and the information is preliminary and subject to change. Waymo LLC and the Austin district are parties to the NTSB investigation, which remains ongoing.

The NTSB noted that failing to stop for a school bus displaying visual stop signals violates Texas Transportation Code section 545.066. Under Senate Bill 2807, companies operating commercial driverless vehicles in Texas must hold a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles authorization, which became enforceable on May 28, 2026, according to a June 2, 2026 TxDMV release. Under section 545.454, when an automated driving system is engaged, the authorization holder is issued any citation for a violation of traffic or motor vehicle laws related to the vehicle.

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 16.003 generally gives an injured person two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. Section 33.001 bars recovery by a claimant whose percentage of responsibility is greater than 50 percent.

Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys handles car, rideshare, commercial vehicle, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and wrongful death cases, with offices in Austin, Dallas, and El Paso. Glen F. Larson is the firm’s owner and founder.

This release is based on NHTSA’s November 6, 2026 investigation document, the NTSB’s preliminary findings, TxDMV’s June 2, 2026 release, and the cited statutes. It provides general information and is not legal advice. How the law applies to a particular crash depends on the facts.

Glen Larson Law Injury Attorneys represents injured people in rideshare accident matters throughout Texas.

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