Waymo temporarily suspends all freeway rides

(KRON) — Waymo has temporarily paused its freeway operations as the company works to improve how its autonomous vehicles navigate certain construction zones.

“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........

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