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Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over collisions with gates and chains

S3 · 05/2025 · Waymo

Record

CompanyWaymo
Categoryav trucking
Typerecall
Date05/2025
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale1,212 vehicles
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceInsideEVs

What happened

Following an NHTSA preliminary investigation opened May 2024 into seven collisions with stationary/semi-stationary objects (gates, chains, poles) between Dec 2022 and Apr 2024, Waymo issued a voluntary software recall covering 1,212 vehicles.

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S32026-07-17ZooxZoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke
S32026-07-17ZooxZoox recalls 105 robotaxis over heavy-smoke detection failure
S32026-06-18WaymoWaymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over freeway construction-zone software defect
S32026-06WaymoWaymo recalls ~4,000 robotaxis after vehicles entered closed freeway construction zones
S32026-05WaymoWaymo recalls robotaxi software over risk of driving into flooded roads
S32026-04-20WaymoUnoccupied Waymo Robotaxi Swept Into Waterway After Entering Flooded San Antonio Road
S22025-12-23ZooxZoox robotaxi crosses into opposing lane, prompts 332-vehicle recall
S32025-11-08WaymoWaymo recalls 3,067 vehicles for illegally passing stopped school buses

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