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Re:Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after they drive into flood... by amluto on Friday May 15, 2026 @03:05PM (#48152534)
If the LIDAR can sense the road close enough to the front of the car, then it could estimate how far underwater the car is.
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Re:Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after they drive into flood... by 0x457 on Friday May 15, 2026 @07:28PM (#48155262)
There are better ways to measure how far underwater the car is: https://www.landrover.com/ownership/off-road/wading-depths.h..., this assumes you driving over something more or less flat underwater and that car is built for this.

Here the goal is avoiding driving into the water in the first place.

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