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Self-Driving · January 2026

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

Waymo's robotaxi struck a child who darted from behind an SUV during school drop-off, managing to brake from 17 mph to 6 before contact. The company helpfully noted an attentive human would have hit the kid at 14 mph, as if that settles the school-zone optics.

Source: TechCrunch

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