[Read: 4 ridiculously easy ways you can be more eco-friendly<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n The decision was taken \u201cout of an abundance of caution ahead of some of the planned protests around the general election,\u201d Chris Cheung, general manager at Transdev North America, wrote in the email.<\/em><\/p>\n If you were thinking the cars drove themselves to the secure lockup, think again.<\/p>\n Two safety drivers were reportedly told on Monday to drive their vehicles to Mountain View that afternoon. They then had to hail a ride on Uber and Lyft to get back to their base \u2014 oh the irony.<\/p>\n Drivers will be reimbursed for these rides, and are still going to be paid while testing remains temporarily paused.<\/p>\n Alongside Cheung\u2019s statement, a Waymo spokesperson has said: \u201cOut of an abundance of caution and with the safety of our team in mind, we are temporarily suspending driving operations in San Francisco on 11\/3 and 11\/4.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>SHIFT<\/a> is brought to you by Polestar. It\u2019s time to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. That is why Polestar combines electric driving with cutting-edge design and thrilling performance.<\/span><\/i> Find out how<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Published November 4, 2020 \u2014 09:20 UTC <\/p>\n
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