Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis after NHTSA opened a probe into 16 collisions between 2022 and late 2024 in which Waymo vehicles struck chains, gates, and other roadway barriers, with no injuries reported.
- Date of incident
- 2025-05-14
- Location
- USA
- Sources
- 2
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This case comes from a recall notice, so the size of the affected fleet is known: 1,212 units and 16 incidents acknowledged by the manufacturer, which is 132.01 per 10,000 units.
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- 2025-05-14Recall
Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis after NHTSA opened a probe into 16 collisions between 2022 and late 2024 in which Waymo vehicles struck chains, gates, and other roadway barriers, with no injuries reported.
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- therobotreport.comWaymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis after NHTSA opened a probe into 16 collisions between 2022 and late 2024 in which Waymo vehicles struck chains, gates, and other roadway barriers, with no injuries reported.2025-05-14copy 2026-10-17tier 2
- techcrunch.comWaymo issued a software recall for 1,200 robotaxis after some of them were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other gate-like roadway objects between December 2022 and April 2024, with no injuries reported.2025-05-14copy 2026-10-27tier 2
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