--- title: "Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods" url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-pauses-atlanta-service-as-its-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods-ptik9eoih source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-pauses-atlanta-service-as-its-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-05-21T14:30:20.138Z updated: 2026-05-23T09:13:25.387Z reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo has suspended robotaxi service in Atlanta and San Antonio after vehicles were caught driving into flooded roads. An unoccupied Waymo vehicle got stuck in a flooded Atlanta street for about an hour. Despite a software recall issued the previous week meant to restrict operations in flood-risk areas, the fix proved insufficient because the Atlanta storm caused flooding before the National Weather Service issued any formal warnings — which Waymo's fleet relies on to avoid deep water. The incident adds to a growing list of safety concerns for Waymo, including ongoing NHTSA and NTSB investigations into robotaxis illegally passing school buses and a January crash that injured a child in Santa Monica. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-pauses-atlanta-service-as-its-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods-ptik9eoih)