Waymo has paused robotaxi services in Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston due to heavy rain and flooded roads. An incident in Atlanta where a vehicle got stuck prompted further investigation by NHTSA.
Waymo has suspended robotaxi services in Atlanta and San Antonio due to heavy rain and flooded roads. A vehicle got stuck in Atlanta, prompting the pause. This follows a recall last week for similar issues, with ongoing investigations by NHTSA and NTSB into flooding and a previous child collision.
Waymo is recalling its autonomous driving software that allowed its vehicles to drive on flooded roads. The recall affects 3,791 vehicles that operate using Waymo's fifth and sixth generation systems. In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Alphabet-owned company said that an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi "encountered an untraversable flooded section of […]
