White Box AutonomyWaymo Jaguar I-Pace driving into and getting stuck in deep floodwater
Summary
A white Waymo Jaguar I-Pace driving into and getting stuck in deep floodwater on an Austin street post-storm.
Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.
What is observable from the evidence
- Waymo failed to detect the deep storm water on the road.
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — confirmed
Whether the driving-automation feature was engaged is a separate question from whether it caused the event.
System / software version
No version is recorded.
Causal attribution
Undetermined
No cause has been recorded or established. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.
What remains unknown
No specific unknowns have been recorded for this event.
Interpretation
No interpretation is offered for this event.
Sources & evidence
The sources below are the evidence. The summary and any interpretation on this page are written by White Box Autonomy and are not themselves evidence.
About this record
Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.
Origin: Curated. What this means.
Record last reviewed or updated: 4 September 2026.
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