Waymo Driverless Cars Grind to Halt as San Francisco Blackout Causes Chaos
Summary
A power outage in San Francisco left about 130,000 residents without electricity, affecting daily life and halting Waymo's driverless taxi service. The blackout disrupted public transportation and caused traffic chaos as autonomous vehicles stopped working.Key Facts
- Approximately 130,000 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers lost power during the outage.
- The blackout impacted nearly a third of San Francisco and affected key areas including public transport.
- A fire at a PG&E substation near 8th and Mission Streets was one cause of the power failure.
- By 11:30 p.m., 95,000 customers had their power restored, but 35,000 remained without electricity.
- Waymo had to temporarily suspend its autonomous taxi service due to traffic signals being out.
- The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system and San Francisco’s Muni network were disrupted.
- Local authorities advised residents to avoid unnecessary travel and to stay indoors.
- PG&E stated that it had stabilized the power grid but continued to work on restoring full power.
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