The Incident On May 21, 2026, a Waymo robotaxi encountered a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia, and got stuck for approximately one hour. The incident, captured by local news, sparked a broader conversation about autonomous vehicle safety, the challenges of deploying AI systems in the real world, and the gap between controlled testing environments and actual road conditions. Waymo's response was swift: pause service in Atlanta. Within days, the company expanded the pause to San Antonio, Dallas,...

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