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Waymo temporarily suspends all freeway rides
Key takeaways
- Safety is Waymo s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with.
- The autonomous taxi company said the pause only impacts freeway driving.
- According to Waymo, the company identified an opportunity to improve performance in specific freeway construction zone configurations and decided to pause operations while it evaluates the issue.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Safety is Waymo s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with. We have temporarily paused freeway operations, as we work to integrate recent technical learnings into our software and expect to resume these routes soon, a Waymo spokesperson confirmed to Nexstar s KRON on Thursday.
The autonomous taxi company said the pause only impacts freeway driving. Surface street operations remain active and unaffected.
According to Waymo, the company identified an opportunity to improve performance in specific freeway construction zone configurations and decided to pause operations while it evaluates the issue.
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