Waymo is being investigated in Arizona for 8 driverless crashes. Here’s why a technology expert thinks they’re still safe.

PHOENIX — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 22 incidents involving Waymo’s driverless vehicles. 17 of the incidents are crashes and eight of the crashes happened in Arizona.

Waymo has been offering driverless taxis to the public in Arizona since 2020, longer than anywhere else, but NHTSA said they’ve been alerted to incidents in which cars violated traffic laws or acted erratically …