In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Alphabet-owned company said its Safety Board decided to conduct a recall to update Waymo's fifth-generation automated driving system software, affected roughly 1,212 self-driving vehicles. But how does this affect Austin, Waymo's newest market?

Waymo, a self-driving ride hailing service, issued a recall of more than 1,200 cars following a series of collisions involving barriers in the road.

Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers