美國啟動調查 美國Waymo自駕車撞擊校園附近孩童

事件概要

美國國家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）已啟動調查，針對Waymo自駕車在學校附近撞擊一名孩童的事件。該事件發生於加州聖塔莫尼卡的一所小學附近，孩童從停車的SUV後方跑出，朝學校方向行進，並在過程中受輕傷。

自駕車反應與調查重點

根據多個來源報導，Waymo的自駕系統在孩童開始出現時即立即偵測到，並迅速剎車，減速以避免碰撞。然而，該車輛仍導致孩童受輕傷。

調查將聚焦於自駕車在學校區域及鄰近區域的「預設行為」，特別是學校正常上下學時間段內的運作模式。

相關報導與來源

• U.S. regulators are investigating the behavior of Waymo driverless vehicles around schools and school buses.
• NHTSA investigates Waymo after a self-driving vehicle strikes a child near a Santa Monica school, raising questions about autonomous safety.
• The child, who Waymo said sustained minor injuries in the January 23 collision, was within two blocks of the school during normal drop off hours.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating after a Waymo self-driving car lightly injured a child near a Santa Monica school.