NHTSA to investigate Waymo after an AV hit a child near a Santa Monica school

Waymo’s sensor stack on top of a Waymo autonomous vehicle. | Source: Waymo

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, today said it is opening an investigation into Waymo LLC, a self-driving vehicle developer and subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. The agency is investigating an incident in which a Waymo vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, Calif., last week.

According to the NHTSA, on Jan. 23, a child ran across the street from behind a double-parked SUV toward an elementary school.