The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Waymo following reports that the company’s robotaxis illegally drove past stopped school buses in Austin, Texas.  In a letter sent to Waymo on Wednesday, the federal regulator’s…

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Ford said it will work with non-Ford-branded vehicles too.

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