ATLANTA — Waymo is extending its pause to a few other cities as storms impact some southern states, with the potential for flash flooding. Atlanta saw it firsthand on Wednesday, when standing water on some roadways, including the Downtown Connector, left drivers stuck. A video showed a Waymo sitting on North Avenue amid standing water during flash flooding. Fortunately, the autonomous vehicle was not occupied at the time, Atlanta Fire Rescue said. The company said the vehicle was recovered and removed from the scene after it encountered the flooded road and stopped. Waymo paused services in Atlanta for the time being and plans on resuming once it's safe to do so. In an updated statement on Friday, a spokesperson said it would be proactively pausing some aspects of its services temporarily. "We are committed to being good neighbors for our riders and our communities. As part of that commitment, we make proactive decisions, including temporarily pausing aspects of our service. We know riders count on us to get around, and we appreciate their patience as we work to get them where they're going safely and reliably," a spokesperson said. In addition to Atlanta, Waymo is pausing operations in other areas of the South experiencing storms and flash flooding, including Nashville and some Texas cities. Waymo plans to monitor the forecast and resume rides in affected areas as soon as possible. Outside of weather concerns, the company began using the driverless vehicles on freeways for rider trips in November. Waymo has since seen an opportunity to improve performance in freeway configurations with construction zones. The company will pause to evaluate those conditions for now.