Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Waymo is issuing a recall for over 3,791 autonomous vehicles after a software glitch affecting its latest self-driving stack came to light.
Software Issue Affects Waymo Fleet
The issue could likely cause the Robotaxis to drive on to flooded roads, Reuters reported earlier on Tuesday, citing a statement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Responding to Benzinga, a Waymo spokesperson said that the company had "identified an area of improvement regarding untraversable flooded lanes specific to higher-speed roadways," leading the company to "file a voluntary software recall with NHTSA related to this scenario."
The spokesperson added that Waymo was working to "implement additional software safeguards" like refining "extreme weather operations," as well as "limiting access to areas where flash flooding might occur."
The recall comes following an incident on April 20 in San Antonio when an unoccupied Waymo vehicle entered a flooded lane. The company first filed for a voluntary recall on April 30.
According to the Robotaxi Tracker website, which hosts crowd-sourced information about the Robotaxi operations of Waymo, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and other companies, there are over 3,067 Robotaxis identified as part of Waymo’s fleet across 10 cities where it operates.
Uber’s Robotaxi Bet
As Waymo continues to steadily expand its services, Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) is also betting on Robotaxis as it singled out a $10 billion commitment toward bolstering its self-driving exploits via investments in operators as well as expanding its fleet.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi also outlined the self-driving sector as a “trillion-dollar” total addressable market during Uber’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call.
Tesla’s Robotaxi Efforts
Meanwhile, Tesla is also looking towards expanding its Robotaxi network as the Elon Musk-backed company recently ramped up its operations in Texas with over 20 unsupervised Robotaxis in Austin and three each in Houston and Dallas.
Tesla also expanded production of the Cybercab, which could provide a boost to the company’s Robotaxi ambitions in the U.S.
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Price Action: GOOGL declined 3.62% to $386.30 during pre-market trading on Tuesday.
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