--- title: "Waymo recalls 3,791 robotaxis after a vehicle drove into a flooded road" url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-3-791-robotaxis-after-a-vehicle-drove-into-a-flooded-road-gkm92z4x7 source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/waymo-recall-flooded-roads-robotaxi-software type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-05-12T16:28:31.821Z updated: 2026-05-23T09:13:25.387Z reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waymo recalls 3,791 robotaxis after a vehicle drove into a flooded road **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo is recalling 3,791 robotaxis across the US after a software flaw caused one vehicle to drive into a flooded road in San Antonio at reduced speed rather than rerouting. The NHTSA-flagged recall covers both fifth- and sixth-generation Waymo Driver systems. As an interim fix, Waymo has tightened weather-related operational limits and refreshed its maps. The recall filing inadvertently revealed Waymo's full US fleet size for the first time — 3,791 vehicles across six cities — representing roughly 90% growth since September 2025. This is Waymo's second software recall in six months, following a December recall over vehicles passing stopped school buses. The company also faces an ongoing NHTSA investigation after one of its vehicles struck a child near a Santa Monica school. The incidents highlight growing regulatory scrutiny of autonomous vehicle fleets and the challenge of handling edge-case failures at commercial scale. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-nearly-4-000-robotaxis-to-stop-them-driving-into-highway-construction-zones-ifdm9hqeh) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Waymo issues its sixth recall after robotaxis drove into highway construction zones 13 times](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-issues-its-sixth-recall-after-robotaxis-drove-into-highway-construction-zones-13-times-qn3kvc3cn) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-3-791-robotaxis-after-a-vehicle-drove-into-a-flooded-road-gkm92z4x7)