Tuesday, June 9, 2026
CNN investigation: Waymo ran red lights, drove into floods, blocked responders
A CNN investigation published June 3, drawing on public records across Waymo's 11-metro footprint, found the company's robotaxis have run red lights, driven into closed and flooded roads, and blocked emergency responders - including a June 6 incident in Dallas where a Waymo was filmed on a deputy constable's body camera partially obstructing crews at a fatal apartment fire. Federal regulators are running at least five concurrent probes into Waymo, including the flooding incidents that triggered a 3,800-vehicle recall in May, illegal passing of stopped school buses, and a January crash that injured a child. Waymo said incidents are isolated and that no investigation has identified a systemic safety defect; the company's expansion plans across the U.S. and internationally remain on track.
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