What: Waymo paused operations in Atlanta and three other cities after its robotaxis repeatedly drove into flooded roads.
So What: SMBs betting on autonomous logistics or delivery need contingency plans. Edge-case failures (weather, construction, ambiguous road conditions) still break AI routing in ways human drivers avoid instinctively.
What to Watch: How fast Waymo resumes service. A quick fix signals software patch; a long pause means retraining models on rare scenarios.
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