- Waymo has temporarily paused its autonomous taxi services on freeways in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Miami to integrate software updates.
- The pause is intended to enhance the vehicles' performance around construction zones and flooded roads, while street and other off-highway services will continue.
- This decision follows a recent recall of 3,800 vehicles due to a software defect that caused some robotaxis to drive into flooded roadways.
- Waymo also suspended operations in Atlanta after a robotaxi stopped in flood water and has faced scrutiny for incidents like hitting a child and running over a cat.
- Despite these operational adjustments, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is expanding globally and aims to significantly increase its weekly trips, claiming fewer injury-causing collisions than human drivers.
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