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Waymo is recalling its massive fleet of autonomous vehicles over a defect that may pose significant safety risk, according to federal regulators.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The action follows an incident in which a driverless vehicle failed to come to a complete stop after encountering flooded road conditions on a high-speed roadway, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a May 6 report.<\/p>\n
“Entering a flooded roadway can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury,” the agency said.<\/p>\n
The recall covers 3,791 vehicles equipped with the company\u2019s 5th and 6th generation Automated Driving Systems (ADS), which regulators estimate have a 100% defect rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A Waymo autonomous taxi on Bush Street in San Francisco, California, US, on Dec. 17, 2025. (David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The company currently operates thousands of vehicles across the U.S., including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin.<\/p>\n
According to the report, when a Waymo robotaxi approaches standing water on higher-speed roads, it may slow down but fail to come to a full stop after detection.<\/p>\n
Federal regulators said the first incident occurred on April 20, when an unoccupied Waymo vehicle encountered an “untraversable flooded section” of roadway with a 40 mph speed limit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That same day, Waymo implemented additional restrictions to reduce the risk of similar incidents in inclement weather, including updates to weather-related controls and changes to mapping systems used by its vehicles.<\/p>\n
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A Waymo car is halted on the road amid a power outage in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 20, 2025. (Reuters \/ Reuters Photos)<\/p>\n
All affected vehicles received an interim software update by April 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
Waymo then initiated a recall on April 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Federal regulators added that the affected vehicles were manufactured between March 17, 2022, and April 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Waymo operates across several major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin. (Source: Waymo)<\/p>\n
Because Waymo owns the entire fleet of nearly 3,800 affected units, they were able to apply an interim remedy immediately without the need for traditional consumer notifications.<\/p>\n
Owners seeking additional information\u00a0may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to\u00a0www.nhtsa.gov.<\/p>\n
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