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… The vehicle was recovered and removed from the scene, Waymo told TechCrunch. Waymo says it paused service in the city, just like it has in San Antonio, Texas, while it figures out a solution. “Safety is Waymo’s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with. …
… Waymo said it’s in the process of integrating “recent technical learnings into our software and expect to resume these routes soon.” Waymo robotaxis are still operating on surface streets in those cities. …
… The regulator said the recall applies to 3,791 vehicles — giving us a more up-to-date understanding of just how many vehicles Waymo has on the roads in around a dozen U.S. cities. Waymo has now issued multiple recalls for its self-driving cars. …
… It’s been a persistent problem for Waymo, which prompted the company to issue a recall last week. In the same week, Waymo halted robotaxi operations on freeways in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami as it works to improve performance in construction zones. …
… Waymo also issued a recall last year related to a similar problem . While other robotaxi companies like Waymo and Zoox have reported more crashes than Tesla, Elon Musk's company is operating at a fraction of the scale. …
… Adding Street View data to that could help Waymo prepare to launch in more cities around the globe. Waymo has its own simulator that it relied on to scale to 11 U.S. cities and test its AI driver in several more. …
… Last month, Waymo and Waze announced a pilot program to share pothole data with local governments . …
… Waymo is currently being investigated by both NHTSA and the National Transportation Safety Board for illegal behavior around school buses , and for a January crash in which one of the Alphabet-owned company’s robotaxis struck a child . …
… Config was founded in January 2025 by CEO Minjoon Seo, a former researcher at Meta and chief scientist at TwelveLabs, along with three co-founders with backgrounds at Waymo, Google, and Naver. …