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Los Angeles Floods Trap Waymo Cars, Delivery Robot Struggles

2/17/2026

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Heavy rains in Los Angeles caused widespread flooding on Monday, trapping several Waymo LLC self-driving cars.
Videos show one Waymo vehicle with its caution lights on near Melrose and Wilcox Avenues.
It remains unclear whether passengers were inside the vehicles.
Waymo did not respond to comment requests, after previously claiming its vehicles could handle various weather conditions.
A Coco delivery robot struggled in floodwaters in West Hollywood.

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Story summary

Heavy rains in Los Angeles caused widespread flooding on Monday, trapping several Waymo LLC self-driving cars.
Videos show one Waymo vehicle with its caution lights on near Melrose and Wilcox Avenues.
It remains unclear whether passengers were inside the vehicles.
Waymo did not respond to comment requests, after previously claiming its vehicles could handle various weather conditions.
A Coco delivery robot struggled in floodwaters in West Hollywood.