Waymo issued a software recall of 1,200 self-guidance vehicles after some of its robes participated in small collisions with gates, chains and other portal-like roads.
The software update, which was First reported by ReutersIt was held at the end of last year, according to documents submitted to the National Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA). The alphabetic company told the document that the Waymo Security Council has decided to revoke this particular version of the software without a guide to “fulfill the relevant regulatory obligations of reports”.
NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation of Waymo’s automated driving system last May, after learning seven incidents in which Robotia had clashed with “fixed and semi-static objects such as gates and chains” between December 2022 and April 2024.
In November 2024, Waymo issued a software update in the fleet of Robotaxia, which numbered 1,200 at that time. Software update significantly reduced the likelihood of these types of events, according to documents submitted to NHTSA. Today, Waymo has 1,500 commercial robotas in operation on Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.
Software updates were ongoing as the NHTSA examination began, according to documents. The company had ongoing discussions with NHTSA about the evaluation of comparative risk for autonomous vehicles and provided the organization information about nine additional clashes with these types of barriers, which occurred between February 2024 and December 2024.
Waymo has issued at least two other revocations. The company issued a software recall in June 2024 in the Jaguar I-Pace robot after one of them collided with a telephone pole. Waymo also recalled the previous software in February 2024 after two of his robots crashed into the same truck towing a tow truck.
