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Waymo issues voluntary software recall after self-driving car drove into floodwater
The autonomous ride company Waymo voluntarily recalled its entire fleet’s software last month after one of the vehicles drove into a flooded lane in San Antonio, Texas.  A Waymo spokesperson said there was no disruption to the company’s operations in the Bay Area. The company is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., and is […] The post Waymo issues voluntary software recall after self-driving car drove into floodwater appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Waymo issues voluntary software recall after self-driving car drove into floodwater, The autonomous ride company Waymo voluntarily recalled its entire fleet’s software last month after one of the vehicles drove into a flooded lane in San Antonio, Texas. A Waymo spokesperson said there was no disruption to the company’s operations in the Bay Area. The company is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., and is […] The post Waymo issues voluntary software recall after self-driving car drove into floodwater appeared first on Local News Matters .
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