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I suppose the software did not include anything about floods and the car does not know the difference between a flooded road and a dry road, unless it has been programmed to be able to tell the difference.
Great. Imagine sitting in the car and it says to you: "A software update is underway. Meanwhile, enjoy the ride!" And all you can see is muddy water rising very fast on all sides of the vehicle.
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Waymo is recalling thousands of its self-driving cars in the US over a software issue that could allow vehicles to drive into flooded roads.
According to a letter posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), external website on Tuesday, the voluntary recall affects nearly 3,800 robotaxis that use the company's fifth and sixth-generation automated driving systems.
It follows an incident on 20 April in San Antonio, Texas, where an empty Waymo vehicle entered a flooded road and was swept into a creek.
The company, which hopes to be operating a robotaxi service in London by September, said it was working on "additional software safeguards", according to CNBC.
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