San Francisco blackout strands Waymo robotaxis, forcing service pause
A major blackout in San Francisco caused Alphabet's Waymo to pause its driverless ride-hail service, leaving robotaxis stranded. The outage, affecting 130,000 customers, was due to a substation fire. Tesla's operations were unaffected, though it doesn't run a driverless program in the city. The incident highlights the limitations of autonomous vehicles during power failures, as noted by MIT's Bryan Reimer. Waymo has not provided a timeline for resuming service.
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