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?

The driverless ride-hailing service Waymo issued a recall for 1,212 vehicles after a series of minor crashes involving obstacles in the road.