Waymo suspends freeway driving amid safety concerns

On Thursday, Waymo customers opened up the app and noticed something unusual: nary much freeway service. Trips that would usually instrumentality a fewer minutes connected the freeway were abruptly projected to past overmuch longer via section roads.

The institution aboriginal confirmed that it had suspended freeway driving crossed each of its US markets implicit concerns astir operation zones. It had besides paused work successful Atlanta, Ga., and San Antonio, Tx., implicit lingering issues regarding flooded roads. The quality comes aft respective of the company's robotaxis were spotted driving done flooded roads astatine elevated speeds successful Texas, forcing Waymo to issue a bundle recall for it …

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