[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Waymo Halts Atlanta Robotaxi Service Over Flood Risk Company Cites Safety Concerns After Vehicle Gets Stuck on Flooded Road During Storms Bloomberg News Key Takeaways: - Waymo temporarily halted Atlanta robotaxi service after an unoccupied vehicle drove onto a flooded road during May 20 storms. - The pause follows a suspension in San Antonio and a recall of 3,791 vehicles over software that may not stop for flooded lanes. - Waymo said it will monitor weather and road conditions before resuming Atlanta service while pursuing more flooded-road software updates. Waymo has temporarily halted service in Atlanta over concerns that its robotaxis may attempt to drive on flooded roads, the latest setback over an issue that recently led the company to recall thousands of vehicles. It’s the second city where the autonomous vehicle unit of Alphabet Inc. has suspended service following severe weather. Storms swept through Atlanta on May 20, during which an unoccupied Waymo vehicle drove and got stuck in a flooded road. The car has since been recovered and removed from the scene, a Waymo spokesperson said. The company’s San Antonio service has similarly been on pause since late April, after one of its unoccupied vehicles entered a flooded lane and was swept into a creek. Last week, the company recalled 3,791 vehicles to fix an issue with its software that could cause robotaxis to continue driving and not stop even upon detecting a potentially untraversable flooded lane. Waymo said it has refined its extreme weather operations after the San Antonio episode. The vehicle in Atlanta encountered the flooded roadway before any National Weather Service alerts about potential flash flooding, which the company monitors to guide its plans when floods occur. The weather agency expects scattered thunderstorms through