Waymo pauses driverless car service in Atlanta and Texas
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Waymo announced it suspended robotaxi services on freeways across the US, as well as its entire Atlanta, Georgia, operation on May 21. The autonomous taxi service provider says it needs to update its vehicles to improve performance around "construction zones and flooded roadways,
Waymo issued a voluntary recall of about 3,800 of its robotaxis to fix software issues that could allow them to drive into flooded roadways.
Waymo faces mounting scrutiny over passenger safety and espionage risks after it recalled of 3,791 autonomous vehicles for flood-related issues.
A bill from Sen. Patricia Fahy would launch a pilot program for Waymo self-driving taxis in Albany and Rensselaer in the latest push for expanding autonomous vehicles in New York.
Waymo already operates in cities like Phoenix, Miami and San Francisco and started testing their cars with drivers behind the wheel in the Twin Cities late last year.
A Missouri bill that could have cleared the way for Waymo to launch fully driverless taxis in St. Louis failed to reach the governor last week before the end of this year’s legislative
Waymo has temporarily paused its freeway operations as the company works to improve how its autonomous vehicles navigate certain freeway construction zones.