Waymo recalls 672 self-driving taxis after collision with pole; 2nd recall, NHTSA investigating.

Waymo issued a voluntary software recall for 672 self-driving taxis following a collision with a telephone pole in Phoenix. This is the company's second recall; the first one occurred in February when two robotaxis crashed into the same towing truck. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating Waymo's autonomous vehicle software after receiving 31 reports of incidents. The software update aims to correct an error that assigned a low damage score to the pole and failed to account for the hard road edge in the alleyway where the incident took place.

June 12, 2024
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