A new report shared by CBS Mornings on TikTok has raised serious safety concerns about Waymo’s self-driving cars after they were repeatedly filmed driving past stopped school buses with flashing red lights.
According to the CBS Mornings post, Waymo vehicles have been caught at least 20 times since August failing to stop for school buses, even after the company had already pushed a software update intended to fix the issue. Police reportedly said the fix did not work as expected.
The broadcaster confirmed that Waymo has now acknowledged the problem and says it will file a voluntary recall while engineers investigate why its autonomous system is not correctly recognising stopped school buses with activated red lights — a critical road safety requirement in the United States.
The update was shared via CBS Mornings’ official TikTok account, highlighting growing scrutiny around autonomous vehicles and their ability to safely operate in complex, real-world traffic situations.
DM News Commentary
This is exactly the kind of story that keeps professional drivers sceptical about the rush toward fully driverless taxis.
Stopping for a school bus isn’t an edge case — it’s one of the most basic and clearly defined road safety rules. The fact that Waymo cars have continued to get this wrong even after a software fix raises serious questions about how ready this technology really is for widespread use.
From a taxi and private hire perspective, it also highlights a wider issue: when human drivers make a mistake, they’re accountable instantly. When a driverless system fails, responsibility becomes blurred between software, manufacturers and regulators — and that’s worrying when children’s safety is involved.
Stories like this strengthen the argument that trained, licensed drivers are still essential, especially in environments where judgement, awareness and split-second decision-making matter most.
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