Waymo Robotaxi Hits a Child Near an Elementary School in Santa Monica

2026年1月30日 00:22

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**要約（日本語）**

Waymo の自動運転ロボタクシーが、1月23日、サンタモニカの小学校付近で子どもと衝突しました。
- 子どもの年齢・氏名は未公表ですが、軽傷と報告されています。
- Waymo は事故後すぐに米国国家道路交通安全局（NHTSA）へ報告し、NHTSA が調査を開始。Waymo は「全面的に協力」すると表明しています。
- ロボタクシーは時速約17マイルで走行中、急ブレーキをかけた後、時速6マイルで子どもに接触。子どもは背後に停まっていた大型SUVの陰から突然道路へ出てきたと説明。
- 車両は子どもを「すぐに検知」し、衝突後は子どもがすぐに立ち上がり歩道へ向かう様子を確認。Waymo は直ちに911へ通報し、車は道路脇に停止したまま警察の指示を待ちました。

この事故を受け、NHTSA の公式調査が進行中です。

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23, according to the company. Waymo told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the child -- whose age and identity are not currently public -- sustained minor injuries. TechCrunch: The NHTSA has opened an investigation into the accident, and Waymo said in a blog post that it "will cooperate fully with them throughout the process." Waymo said its robotaxi struck the child at 6 miles per hour, after braking "hard" from around 17 miles per hour. The young pedestrian "suddenly entered the roadway from behind a tall SUV, moving directly into our vehicle's path," the company said in its blog post. Waymo said its vehicle "immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle." "Following contact, the pedestrian stood up immediately, walked to the sidewalk, and we called 911. The vehicle remained stopped, moved to the side of the road, and stayed there until law enforcement cleared the vehicle to leave the scene," Waymo wrote in the post.

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