AUSTIN (KXAN) – Video recorded during Thursday’s storm in Austin shows several autonomous Waymo vehicles driving into a flooded stretch of Riverside Drive and stopping in the middle of the roadway, forcing other drivers to maneuver around them.
The footage shows cars backing up behind the driverless vehicles as water covers the street. Some drivers are seen steering around the stopped vehicles, with at least one driver briefly using the sidewalk to get past the blockage.
The incident occurred as heavy rain moved through the area, raising concerns about how autonomous vehicles respond to hazardous road conditions such as flooding…