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Waymo says a robotaxi struck a child at 6 mph near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23, resulting in minor injuries; the NHTSA opens a probe

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23, according to the company.

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  • @seanokane Sean O'Kane on bluesky
    BREAKING: A Waymo robotaxi hit a child crossing the street near an elementary school on January 23.  —  The company claims the child sustained minor injuries.  —  NHTSA is already investigating.  —  Much more to come.  —  techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/w...
  • r/technology r on reddit
    Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
  • r/fuckcars r on reddit
    Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
  • r/SantaMonica r on reddit
    Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica
  • @rakeshsfnyc Rakesh Agrawal on x
    Waymo “made contact” with a school kid in Santa Monica. Translation: hit a kid. Simultaneously, announces service to SFO. (LMK if you have access to it, because I don't.) Nice way to try to bury a significant story.
  • @stephenjudkins Stephen Judkins on bluesky
    1. It seems likely this child would be dead or seriously hurt if it was the median human driver behind the wheel, both due to reaction time and that the driver would be going faster than 17MPH  —  2. AVs do not address hostile street design and fundamentally children should not b…
  • r/BetterOffline r on reddit
    Google's AI beta test ran over a child in Santa Monica