Waymo appears to pause San Francisco service amidst power outage
Waymo said it's making temporary adjustments to its robotaxi service in San Francisco after a power outage affected about 7,000 PG&E customers.
Waymo has announced temporary adjustments to its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco due to a power outage that appears to have impacted approximately 7,000 PG&E customers in the city. According to a screenshot posted on social media, Waymo is informing customers that service is “temporarily paused” and that “freeway routes are unavailable.”
A company spokesperson stated: “We are making temporary adjustments to our service while we monitor local conditions. We know riders depend on us, and we will return to normal operations as soon as possible.”
This is not the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo. In December, a number of Waymo vehicles stalled on city streets during a blackout, and a similar incident paralyzed traffic during a Golden Gate Bridge fireworks show on the Fourth of July. As a result, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has called for tougher state regulations to “adequately address how autonomous vehicles operate during major incidents, planned or not.”
