US Government Investigating Autonomous Vehicles After Reports of Crashes

Waymo vehicles are under investigation.

A Waymo autonomous vehicle on Steiner Street in San Francisco on Nov. 17, 2023. Jason Henry/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. authorities are probing automated vehicles after reports of the vehicles crashing, according to documents made public on May 14.

Automated driving systems (ADS) in Waymo vehicles are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).