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, known for its robotaxis, is recalling hundreds of cars after announcing plans to test manually driven vehicles in 2025.

The self-driving ride hailing service issued a recall following a series of collisions involving barriers in the road.