Second recall

Waymo updates software after robotaxi accident

Robotaxi company Waymo has updated the software of its entire fleet following a fender bender. In the incident in May, a Waymo driverless car without passengers crashed into a power pole on a side street. 

The software update was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a voluntary recall, according to a spokeswoman for Google's sister company on Wednesday.

This is the second official recall for Waymo. In the first one in February, the problem was that the software could incorrectly predict the path of a car being towed by a tow truck. This could result in rear-end collisions, Waymo warned at the time.

Completely autonomous
Waymo robotaxis are on the road in Phoenix in the US state of Arizona as well as in San Francisco and Los Angeles in California. They are now allowed to drive completely without humans at the wheel.

Waymo emerged from Google's robot car program and is now particularly advanced in the development of technology for self-driving cars. The company's robotaxis now make more than 50,000 journeys per week.