Waymo pauses robotaxis in four Texas cities and Atlanta over flooded road risk

A Waymo spokesperson said it had expanded the temporary pause "out of an abundance of caution".

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The US firm recently issued a recall of thousands of robotaxis following an incident on 20 April in San Antonio, Texas when an empty Waymo vehicle entered a flooded road and was swept into a creek.

Following a similar incident in Atlanta, Georgia, a Waymo spokesperson said it had expanded the temporary pause to five cities - four in Texas as well as Atlanta - "out of an abundance of caution".

The company told Reuters it had also suspended services on US freeways as it works to improve its cars' performances in construction zones.

The company, which hopes to operate a robotaxi service in London later this year, told the BBC safety was its "highest priority".