California suspends Waymo expansion application until June 19


A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco California U.S. December 9 2022. REUTERSParesh DaveFile Photo

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A California regulator has "suspended" until June 19 an application by Waymo to expand its robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco's peninsula, amid rising safety concerns over autonomous vehicles.

The application has been "suspended for further staff review", a notification on the California Public Utilities Commission website showed on Wednesday. It was unclear when the notification posted.

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