[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-over-construction-zone-software-bug":10,"sections":35},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},1618,"waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-over-construction-zone-software-bug","Waymo Recalls 3,800 Robotaxis Over Construction Zone Software Bug","A software defect could send Waymo robotaxis into closed highway construction zones at speed, triggering a recall of more than 3,800 vehicles.","Waymo is pulling more than 3,800 robotaxis from service to fix a software bug that could send them barreling into closed freeway construction zones.\n\nThe recall covers a software flaw that, under certain conditions, prevents Waymo's autonomous vehicles from recognizing that a stretch of freeway has been closed for construction work. Instead of rerouting, affected vehicles could enter those zones while traveling at highway speed. Waymo identified the issue and is pushing a software update to fix the entire affected fleet.\n\nConstruction zones are among the most unpredictable road environments — lane configurations shift, signage is temporary, and workers are present in the roadway. What makes this kind of flaw particularly notable is the fleet-wide dimension: a software bug doesn't make one driver miss a sign, it can make thousands of vehicles miss the same sign in the same way, simultaneously. That asymmetry is exactly what regulators and skeptics have pointed to as a distinct risk profile for autonomous fleets.\n\nWaymo has spent years arguing that software-driven cars remove the inconsistency of human judgment. A recall covering more than 3,800 vehicles for a scenario as concrete as \"do not enter a closed road\" is a useful data point on how much edge-case work remains.","[\"waymo\",\"autonomous vehicles\",\"safety\",\"recall\"]","2026-06-18T11:15:00.000Z","2026-06-19T07:07:40.511Z","2026-06-19T07:07:42.236Z","published",null,[],"ai",[26,27,28,29],"waymo","autonomous vehicles","safety","recall",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"Engadget","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2197051\u002Fwaymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-that-might-drive-onto-closed-freeways\u002F",0,{"sections":36},[37,41,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100],{"name":38,"slug":24,"count":39,"latest_published_at":40},"AI",385,"2026-06-19T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":42,"slug":43,"count":44,"latest_published_at":40},"Security","security",130,{"name":46,"slug":47,"count":48,"latest_published_at":49},"Policy","policy",88,"2026-06-16T09:26:09.000Z",{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",78,"2026-06-16T17:58:24.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Hardware","hardware",62,"2026-06-18T15:24:16.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Software","software",58,"2026-06-16T20:00:00.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Deals","deals",54,"2026-06-16T15:26:40.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",49,"2026-06-16T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Science","science",38,"2026-06-18T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":82,"count":83,"latest_published_at":84},"Gaming","gaming",31,"2026-06-16T15:25:13.000Z",{"name":86,"slug":87,"count":88,"latest_published_at":89},"General","general",26,"2026-06-13T18:35:15.000Z",{"name":91,"slug":92,"count":93,"latest_published_at":94},"Startups","startups",23,"2026-06-16T15:00:00.000Z",{"name":96,"slug":97,"count":98,"latest_published_at":99},"Reviews","reviews",19,"2026-06-14T08:00:00.000Z",{"name":101,"slug":102,"count":103,"latest_published_at":104},"How-To","how-to",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]