A Waymo vehicle in San Antonio detected standing water on a 40 mph highway in April but continued through at a reduced speed

The autonomous taxi company Waymo issued a voluntary recall of more than 3,000 vehicles due to a software issue that led some of the vehicles to drive into standing water.

A Waymo autonomous vehicle entered a flooded lane during extreme weather in Texas, prompting a voluntary NHTSA software recall.

Driverless vehicles will soon be a more common sight in the West Valley as autonomous ride-sharing company Waymo expands into the region -- leaving local officials grappling with concerns about safety and transit impacts.

Waymo is expanding its driverless car services to Cupertino, Campbell and the Willow Glen and Vista Park neighborhoods of San Jose. This expansion covers approximately 60 square

Residents in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood are raising alarms after dozens of Waymo self-driving vehicles began flooding their quiet residential streets, apparently using them as staging areas while waiting for ride requests.

Taxi driver Arif Uzzamam Mohammad, 48, was driving a passenger to Heathrow Airport just before midday on Saturday when he witnessed the incident.

The expansion will add roughly 60 square miles of coverage, setting Waymo's Bay Area footprint at over 330 square miles, the company said.