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Waymo's autonomous taxis remain strangely drawn to floodwater
Somewhere inside the neural net is apparently a very determined salmon. Waymo has reportedly suspended robotaxi operations in yet another city after one of its autonomous vehicles drove directly into floodwater and got stuck,
Waymo recently issued a voluntary recall of its autonomous vehicles (AVs) -- about 3,800 in all -- which got a lot of attention. Apparently, when a self-driving car drives itself into a flooded road (thankfully,
Waymo issued a voluntary recall of about 3,800 of its robotaxis to fix software issues that could allow them to drive into flooded roadways.
Federal regulators say a software defect may prevent Waymo vehicles from fully stopping in flooded road conditions, increasing the risk of a crash or injury
Waymo issued a voluntary recall of around 3,800 robotaxis after a software glitch allowed one of its self-driving vehicles to drive into a flooded road
Waymo says it is pausing service in another state over the weather after the driverless cars got caught up in flood waters here in Atlanta. In a new statement from the company, Waymo said that it is pausing service in Texas over forecasted severe weather that is expected there.
Waymo is a company working on self-driving vehicle technology. It isn't publicly traded, but you can invest in similar businesses.
The global autonomous vehicle market is projected to reach over $214 billion by 2030. Major companies competing in the robotaxi space include Waymo, Tesla and Zoox. Waymo currently has the largest fleet of autonomous vehicles operating in the United States.
Waymo already operates in cities like Phoenix, Miami and San Francisco and started testing their cars with drivers behind the wheel in the Twin Cities late last year.