--- title: "Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to ‘drive into standing water’" url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-3-800-robotaxis-after-glitch-allowed-some-vehicles-to-drive-into-standing-water--ouq8wq23p source_url: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-after-able-drive-into-standing-water.html type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2026-05-15T21:09:23.516Z updated: 2026-05-23T09:13:25.387Z tags: ["tech-news"] reading_time: 2 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 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to ‘drive into standing water’ **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. after software issues allowed vehicles to drive onto flooded roadways. The recall covers vehicles using Waymo's fifth and sixth generation automated driving systems. The issue came to a head after a Waymo vehicle in San Antonio drove into a flooded road and was swept into a creek on April 20, triggering an NHTSA probe. Waymo has implemented temporary mitigations restricting operations during extreme weather and is developing additional software safeguards. The company's San Antonio service remains suspended while it prepares to resume public rides. ## 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 --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-recalls-3-800-robotaxis-after-glitch-allowed-some-vehicles-to-drive-into-standing-water--ouq8wq23p)