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FILE-A Waymo robotaxi is seen on April 9, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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Waymo issued a recall for almost 3,900 robotaxis nationwide related to a software problem that may result in vehicles traveling into a closed freeway construction zone while continuing to drive.\u00a0<\/p>

This latest recall is the second from Waymo, which is based in California, in a little over a month, Reuters reported.<\/p>

Waymo robotaxi recall<\/h2>
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Dig deeper:<\/p>

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filed the new recall, and it\u2019s connected to over a dozen incidents since April in California and Arizona involving Waymo autonomous vehicles that did not identify and drove past ramp closure signs into freeway construction zones and freeway lanes with active construction sites.\u00a0<\/p>

RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis for glitch that may allow vehicles to drive into standing water<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Reuters reported that Waymo enforced freeway driving limitations until it began using improved awareness \u200band responses to freeway closures. Waymo also updated vehicle software to prevent the cars from driving into construction zones.\u00a0<\/p>

Waymo statement on the recall<\/h2>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

In a statement obtained by Reuters, Waymo \u200bstated last week that it had “identified an area of improvement regarding performance around freeway construction zones. We voluntarily restricted freeway operations last month while making improvements.”<\/p>

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Have Waymo vehicles been involved in other incidents?<\/h2>

Big picture view:<\/p>

In May,\u00a0Waymo pulled 3,800 robotaixs<\/u>due to the vehicles entering flooded roads with higher speed limits.\u00a0<\/p>

Separately on April 20, a Waymo car traveled into a flooded \u200clane in \u2060San Antonio, Texas during severe weather. According to Reuters, Waymo stated that the vehicle was unoccupied and no one was injured. However, the incident compelled the organization to evaluate similar circumstances involving high speeds and impassable flooded roads.<\/p>

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In the past two years, Waymo issued recalls, including over possibly erroneous predicting the movement of a towed car and over a vehicle\u2019s awareness response to pole or pole-type objects.\u00a0<\/p>

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is also investigating Waymo following \u200ban incident in January, where one of the company\u2019s self-driving cars hit a child near an \u200belementary school \u2060in Santa Monica, California, resulting in minor injuries.<\/p>

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Months later, in March, the National Transportation Safety Board stated it was probing an incident that occurred in January involving Waymo self-driving cars unlawfully \u2060driving past a \u200bstopped school bus with its lights activated. This incident led to Waymo issuing a recall of the vehicles in December 2025.\u00a0<\/p>

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