Software issues are causing driverless Waymo taxis to drive into flooded city streets.

#USA #tech #driverless #Waymo #RoboTaxis
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Waymo Suspends Service in Six Cities After Cars Drove Into Flooded Roads ~

The temporary shutdowns came after videos emerged showing two Waymo cars stopped on swamped streets in Atlanta on Wednesday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/waymo-taxi-suspended-atlanta.html

Students choose rolling on two wheels instead of four
It’s the school bus that doesn't need a driver. CBC's Jim Agapito hits the streets with the Sage Creek 'bike bus' to see how one school is changing commutes for some of its students.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7202113?cmp=rss
Waymo cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch

The company said the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered "a routing problem" that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.

Guys, I ordered a few dozen Waymos to a random address in Atlanta, and now the internet is blowing up! Let's do San Francisco next! youtube.com/shorts/KPZum... #waymo #driverless #tesla #elon #musk #cars

Empty Waymos invade Atlanta ne...
Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers

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Waymo recalls entire driverless fleet to fix flood risk malfunction
Waymo maintains that its technology makes roads safer and that data suggests its driverless cars consistently outperform humans in avoiding crashes and major incidents.
#Trending #USNews #Recall #Waymo
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847443/waymo-software-recall-flood-risk-error/
Waymo recalls entire driverless fleet to fix flood risk malfunction
Waymo maintains that its technology makes roads safer and that data suggests its driverless cars consistently outperform humans in avoiding crashes and major incidents.
#Trending #USNews #Recall #Waymo
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847443/waymo-software-recall-flood-risk-error/
Waymo recalls entire driverless fleet to fix flood risk malfunction
Waymo maintains that its technology makes roads safer and that data suggests its driverless cars consistently outperform humans in avoiding crashes and major incidents.
#Trending #USNews #Recall #Waymo
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847443/waymo-software-recall-flood-risk-error/
This is huge. I can't believe it took this long before accountability was established in a domain so evident and hazardous as traffic. But proves its doable. Now let's see it enforced, rapidly and at appropriate scale to effect change. #AIEthics #driverless

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California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car's manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law.

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#Waymo, the autonomous driving #AV tech firm whose so-called #robotaxis are now roaming the streets of #London, has allegedly told #cycling campaigners that expecting their #driverless cars to respect #bikelanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo
Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more

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