Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water'
2026-05-12 · Tech
Waymo had to recall 3,800 robotaxis because their AI couldn't figure out that driving into standing water is a bad idea — something most human drivers learn as teenagers. The software glitch meant these autonomous vehicles would just plow right into flooded roadways, proving that even billion-dollar AI still lacks basic common sense. Nothing says 'the future of transportation' like a car that treats floods as just another lane.