<div id="readability-page-1"><figure>  <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/gettyimages-2252297359.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="5712" height="4284" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/gettyimages-2252297359.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/>  <figcaption>  Waymo driverless car is not able to detect traffic lights after a major power outage in San Francisco, California, | Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p>A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another problem: stranded Waymo vehicles. Posts all over social media showed the company's autonomous SUVs sitting still in the streets and causing traffic jams.</p> <p>Some people posted videos of Teslas using their FSD feature to navigate the same streets, and Elon Musk tweeted that &#34;Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by the SF power outage.&#34;</p> <p></p> <figure><div> <blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Power out in SF and the @Waymo's are causing a MASSIVE jam in North Beach ðŸ¤£ pic.twitter.com/fuvhprlyma</p>- Iago Maciel (@_iagomaciel) December 2 …</blockquote></div></figure> <p>Read the full story at The Verge.</p></div>

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<p>A power outage in San Francisco affected 130,000 customers and caused Waymo's driverless cars to freeze, leading to traffic jams. Social media posts showed stranded Waymo vehicles, while Teslas with FSD navigated the streets unaffected. Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla Robotaxis were not impacted by the outage.</p>

- A power outage in San Francisco affected about 130,000 customers and caused Waymo driverless cars to become stranded.  
- Social media posts showed the autonomous SUVs causing significant traffic jams, while Tesla vehicles continued to operate normally.  
- Elon Musk highlighted that Tesla’s full self-driving feature remained unaffected by the power outage, contrasting with Waymo's operational challenges.

Frozen Waymos backed up San Francisco traffic during a widespread power outage