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Driverless Car Company Waymo Recalls More Than 1,200 Vehicles After Collisions

  • Waymo, a California-based autonomous ride-hailing company owned by Alphabet, recalled 1,212 driverless vehicles due to software defects causing minor collisions between 2022 and 2024.
  • The recall followed Waymo's awareness of 16 low-speed collisions with gates, chains, and barriers, and an NHTSA investigation initiated in May 2024 about 22 similar incidents involving its fifth-generation software.
  • Waymo manages a fleet of more than 1,500 autonomous vehicles across several major U.S. Cities including locations in Arizona, California, and Texas, providing approximately 250,000 paid rides each week. In November 2024, the company implemented a software update aimed at resolving issues related to collisions with stationary objects.
  • Documents filed with NHTSA confirm that the software update significantly reduced the likelihood of collisions with visible objects, fulfilling regulatory obligations while causing no reported injuries in any incidents.
  • The recall emphasizes ongoing safety and technological challenges in driverless cars as Waymo plans to expand service to new cities and upgrade to sixth-generation autonomous technology in coming years.
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Waymo recalls over 1,200 self-driving cars after minor crashes

The self-driving ride hailing service issued a recall following a series of collisions involving barriers in the road.

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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