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Waymo robotaxis halted during San Francisco power outage

Mark Moran
22 December 2025
Waymo message posted during the San Franciso power outage
Waymo message posted during the San Franciso power outage
 

A power outage in in San Francisco brought Waymo self-driving ‘robotaxis’ to a halt on the streets of the Californian city. 

A fire in a substation caused the power failure on the afternoon of Saturday 20 December. The outage left more than 100,000 customers without power, said utility provider PG&E. 

During the outage traffic signals stopped working, leading to city officials, olice officers, fire crews, and others to help with the flow of cars on the roads. A number...

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