Find XO: Waymo Halts Operations in Four Cities Amid Heavy Rain; Deployment Speed vs. Safety Dilemma (techcrunch.com)

- Waymo's robotaxi service was temporarily suspended in four cities after repeatedly entering flooded areas. - Deploying to the real world first and fixing exceptions later only works if the product can safely stop upon failure. - If edge cases keep emerging only after deployment, the critical factor for competitors entering later is not speed but how early they embed stopping conditions into their products.