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?

Waymo on Monday said it received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to bring its driverless taxi operation to the South Bay and most parts of San Jose.  The new territories where Waymo is expected to offer its ride-hailing service include a large area of land near the future San Jose BART line and a portion of Interstate 280,