Waymo suspends all freeway rides over safety issues
Waymo has suspended all freeway rides across the U.S. due to safety concerns and to update its software. The company is addressing issues related to vehicles navigating construction zones and has also recalled thousands of vehicles after incidents involving flooded roadways. Waymo expects to resume freeway service soon but has not provided a specific timeline for when this will occur.
- ▪Waymo has paused all freeway service while updating its software.
- ▪The suspension follows incidents where Waymo vehicles entered flooded roadways they could not traverse.
- ▪Waymo has recalled 3,791 vehicles due to safety concerns related to flooding incidents.
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NewsWaymo suspends all freeway rides over safety issuesThe pause comes after the robotaxi company also recalled thousands of vehicles to address issues where some drove into flooded roadways they couldn’t traverse.Waymo is pausing freeway service around the U.S. | Source: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesBy Garrett LeahyNews ReporterPublished May 21, 2026at8:05pmShareShareCopy linkto this articleEmailTwitter (opens in new tab)Bluesky (opens in new tab)Facebook (opens in new tab)LinkedIn (opens in new tab)Telegram (opens in new tab)WhatsApp (opens in new tab)Reddit (opens in new tab)Close share menuThere are $0 comments on this storyPublished May 21, 2026at8:05pmWaymo has paused all freeway service as it updates software to help its cars better navigate construction zones on freeways, the…
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