Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Waymo is issuing a recall for over 3,791 autonomous vehicles after a software glitch affecting its latest self-driving stack came to light.
Software Issue Affects Waymo Fleet
The issue could likely cause the Robotaxis to drive on to flooded roads, Reuters reported earlier on Tuesday, citing a statement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Responding to Benzinga, a Waymo spokesperson said that the company had “identified an area of improvement regarding untraversable flooded lanes specific to higher-speed roadways,” leading the company to “file a voluntary software recall with NHTSA related to this scenario.”
The spokesperson added that Waymo was working to “implement additional software safeguards” like refining “extreme weather operations,” as well as “limiting access to areas where flash flooding might occur.”
The recall comes following an incident on April 20 in San Antonio when an unoccupied Waymo vehicle entered a flooded lane. The company first filed for a voluntary recall on April …
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