Waymo displays a self-driving Jaguar taxi for the Bronx Community College Automotive Technology program on October 16 in New York City. The company paused service in Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; and San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas, following recent flood-related incidents and forecasts for additional heavy rainfall across parts of the South. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Waymo temporarily suspended robotaxi service in six United States cities after severe storms and flooding created safety concerns for its autonomous vehicles.
The company paused service in Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; and San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas, following recent flood-related incidents and forecasts for additional heavy rainfall across parts of the South.
"We are committed to being good neighbors for our riders and our communities. As part of that commitment, we make proactive decisions including temporarily pausing aspects of our service. We know riders count on us to get around, and we appreciate their patience as we work to get them where they're going safely and reliably," a Waymo representative told AccuWeather via email.
Waymo said the situation remains dynamic and service has already resumed in some of the impacted cities.
