White Box Autonomy

Waymo Jaguar I-Pace driving into and getting stuck in deep floodwater

Date
April 2026 (day not known)
Developer / operator
Waymo
Location
Austin, Texas
Event type
Unexpected or inappropriate behaviour
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Driving automation engaged — confirmed
Curator-reviewed

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

Not identified in the available sources.

Causal attribution

Undetermined

The available evidence does not establish a cause. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.

What remains unknown

The available evidence does not leave anything specific unestablished 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.

  1. Other

About this record

Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.

Record last reviewed or updated: 4 September 2026.

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