00:00Waymo robo-taxis are stopping service in six cities after severe storms and flooding caused major problems.
00:06The company temporarily suspended rides in Atlanta, Nashville, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Austin.
00:13This comes after videos showed more than one Waymo stuck in floodwaters in Atlanta during heavy rain.
00:20And this is not the first flood-related issue.
00:23Last month in San Antonio, an empty Waymo drove into floodwaters and was swept into a creek.
00:28Now, nearly 3,800 robo-taxis are being recalled as Waymo adds more software safeguards for extreme weather.
00:36The company says it monitors forecasts and live weather conditions and may pause service when flash flooding is possible.
00:43Waymo says it is still operating normally in other markets and rides have already resumed in some of the cities
00:48with recent issues.
00:50The big question now, as robo-taxis expand, how do they handle roads that can turn dangerous in minutes?
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