According to the NHTSA, Waymo’s software recognized the hazard enough to slow the vehicle but then allowed it to continue forward into the standing water anyway.
WASHINGTON — Waymo has issued a safety recall of thousands of its autonomous vehicles after federal regulators determined that a software defect in the company’s self-driving system could allow robotaxis to drive into floodwater.
The defect, which affected 3,791 vehicles, caused the cars to slow down and then proceed into standing water on higher-speed roadways — a scenario the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said raises the risk of crashes and
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