--- title: Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe description: Waymo has submitted responses to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation as part of a federal probe into a January crash in Santa Monica where one of its... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe | daily.dev og:description: Waymo has submitted responses to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation as part of a federal probe into a January crash in Santa Monica where one of its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0hJnjEgCQ.png og:image:alt: Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo has submitted responses to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation as part of a federal probe into a January crash in Santa Monica where one of its robotaxis struck a 9-year-old girl near a school. The company's responses, posted to NHTSA's site, are entirely redacted citing confidential business information. NHTSA had asked about how Waymo sets speed limits in school zones, prior complaints about robotaxi behavior near schools, and software documentation. Waymo requested and received extensions before completing its submissions, which are separate from an ongoing NTSB investigation into the same crash. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What happened in the Waymo robotaxi crash involving a child in Santa Monica that NHTSA is investigating? A Waymo Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi traveling near a school in Santa Monica struck a 9-year-old girl who stepped into the street on January 23. The vehicle was going 17 mph but braked and slowed to 6 mph before impact near its front-right headlight assembly. The child fell, walked to the curb, reported minor injuries, and did not need medical transport, per a preliminary NTSB report. _Follow ongoing autonomous vehicle safety investigations and regulatory developments on daily.dev._ ### What information is NHTSA requesting from Waymo in its investigation into the school zone crash? NHTSA sent Waymo 12 questions, some with sub-questions, covering how the company determines speed limits in school zones, any complaints received about robotaxi behavior near schools, and documentation about Waymo's software. The questions were sent on March 23, with Waymo later granted extensions to complete responses to 10 of the 12 questions. _Track how regulators scrutinize autonomous vehicle software and safety practices via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Waymo probed by National Transportation Safety Board over illegal school bus behavior](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-probed-by-national-transportation-safety-board-over-illegal-school-bus-behavior-wbnmgyohd) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-nearly-4-000-robotaxis-to-stop-them-driving-into-highway-construction-zones-ifdm9hqeh) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Waymo issues its sixth recall after robotaxis drove into highway construction zones 13 times](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-issues-its-sixth-recall-after-robotaxis-drove-into-highway-construction-zones-13-times-qn3kvc3cn) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-safety](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-safety), [#regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T17:53:14.659Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:18:16.807Z","description":"Waymo has submitted responses to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation as part of a federal probe into a January crash in Santa Monica where one of its...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ff6443d66a8316812aaf6331f86ccede?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ff6443d66a8316812aaf6331f86ccede?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-safety,regulation","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-hands-over-documents-in-nhtsa-s-child-collision-probe-0hjnjegcq#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happened in the Waymo robotaxi crash involving a child in Santa Monica that NHTSA is investigating?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A Waymo Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi traveling near a school in Santa Monica struck a 9-year-old girl who stepped into the street on January 23. 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