Waymo recently recalled thousands of vehicles for a software issue with flood navigation, after one vehicle in San Antonio was swept into a creek.

The company expects freeway routes to resume soon.

Waymo, the self-driving car division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has paused operations in four US cities due to its robotaxis’ struggles with heavy rain and puddles. The driverless electric taxis were suspended in Atlanta,

Waymo said that it’s pausing its robotaxi services on freeways in the U.S. as it updates its software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roads. Prior to the suspension, freeway operations were available in San Francisco,

Concerns have been raised after a Waymo test vehicle, driven by a human validation driver in manual mode, drove through a police cordon in Harlesden, north-west London. Calls have now been made to suspend the London autonomous vehicle trial.

Londoners could soon be able to book self-driving taxis and buses under new UK government plans, with companies including Waymo and Uber

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Waymo said that while its cars can drive in heavy rain, it wanted to improve service. It said it expected to resume taxi operations in the six affected cities soon.