Waymo Pulled Its Cars From the Freeway After One Fled Police With Horrified Couple on Board

A San Francisco couple tried to reach the Mission District when a Waymo cab left a highway and accelerated while traveling down a construction lane. Police vehicles chased the cab with sirens as it reached terrifying speeds. Resident Elliot Slade reported construction signs and lights, then police in the distance before the vehicle sped up. In the prior two months, Waymo vehicles were observed driving through flooded streets and speeding through construction zones. After the incident, Waymo pulled its cars from freeways in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami to integrate recent technical learnings into its software.

"“There were construction signs,” resident Elliot Slade told the broadcaster over the weekend. “There were lights going on. Police in the distance and it sped up. That's when I looked at my fiancée, we're done.”"

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