Waymo is recalling nearly 3,800 robotaxis over a software flaw that could steer them into floods

The recall follows an April incident in San Antonio where an unoccupied Waymo vehicle drove into a flooded lane during extreme weather

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Waymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis across the U.S. after identifying a software flaw that could cause the vehicles to enter flooded roads with higher speed limits.

Tracing the recall to a specific triggering event, Waymo cited an April 20 incident in San Antonio where one of its vehicles — carrying no passengers at the time — entered a flooded lane amid extreme weather; the company said no one was hurt. The total number of vehicles covered by the recall is 3,791. Waymo filed a voluntary........

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