ATLANTA — Waymo confirmed to Channel 2 Action News on Wednesday evening that it has paused service for its vehicles until the rainy weather that blanked the area moves out, and they deem it safe for the cars to hit the road again.
The Waymo ended up getting stuck along North Avenue near Argonne Avenue in midtown on Wednesday around 6 p.m.
According to the company, no one was inside as the flood water rose almost to the top of the car’s wheel wells.
Ayesha Imran wasn’t so lucky. She, too, got stuck in the flood water, and a good Samaritan came to her rescue.
“It was really scary,” she told Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco. “The water level kept rising because it was like pouring down. It was so fast.”
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As she watched the driverless Waymo start to disappear underwater beside her, a stranger in a truck showed up to help.
“I had to climb outside on my window. I had to lock my car, so the door didn’t accidentally pop open for me to fall inside. There could have been wires there – anything,” Imran said.
Firefighters were finally able to make it to the Waymo and Imran.
She told Francisco that she did not catch her rescuer’s name, but she had a message for them:
“Thank you so much. You really were a godsend, and you helped me get out,” Imran said.
We contacted Waymo about the incident. They sent us a statement saying:
“Safety is Waymo’s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with. During a period of intense rain today in Atlanta, an unoccupied Waymo vehicle encountered a flooded road and stopped. The vehicle has been recovered and removed from the scene.”
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