Waymo recalls 672 self-driving vehicles after Arizona collision

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Waymo (GOOGL.O)New Tab, opens new tab said Thursday it would recall 672 of its self-driving vehicles after one of its driverless vehicles struck a wooden utility pole in Phoenix, Arizona in May.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulator opened an investigation in May after 22 reports of Waymo's robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws, or demonstrating other "unexpected behavior," including 17 collisions.

Waymo said the May Arizona collision occurred in an alleyway while executing a low-speed pullover maneuver. It said there were no passengers, other road users, or injuries related to the collision but there was damage to the Waymo autonomous vehicle.

Waymo said the recall remedy included a software update to improve vehicles' detection response to pole or pole-like permanent objects, and "robust mapping updates and improvemen...
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