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Waymo pauses freeway robotaxi routes after safety and software concerns

Waymo is temporarily halting freeway operations for its robotaxi service in several U.S. markets as the company works to address performance issues in construction zones, FOX Business has learned.The Alphabet-owned company confirmed Thursday that it was pausing freeway operations while updating its software."Safety is Waymo’s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with," a Waymo spokesperson said in a statement to FOX Business. "We have temporarily paused freeway operations, as we work to integrate recent technical learnings into our software and expect to resume thes...