Waymo temporarily paused its robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, ahead of expected storms in the area, according to a customer notification in the company’s driverless ride-hailing app.
“Service temporarily paused due to National Weather Service flash flood warning,” the notification read.
Earlier this week the Alphabet-owned company said it will update its fleet so its robotaxi service is better able to perform during power outages.
On Dec. 20, Waymo paused service during a blackout in San Francisco that left tens of thousands of people in the area without power and caused some of its autonomous vehicles to halt in mid-traffic, contributing to or causing gridlock.
The National Weather Service extended a flood watch for the entire San Francisco Bay Area through Friday 10 p.m. local time.
