Waymo Halts SF Robotaxis

Benzinga

Waymo temporarily suspended robotaxi service in San Francisco after a citywide blackout disabled traffic lights and stalled some vehicles. Service resumed Sunday as the company reviewed the incident.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Waymo suspended its Rob-A-Taxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a citywide

00:07blackout left many vehicles stalled at intersections and roadways, prompting traffic disruptions and

00:13social media backlash, according to TechCrunch. The company paused operations due to the outage

00:18and resumed service late Sunday. Waymo said the scale of the blackout disabled traffic lights

00:23and disrupted Muni Transit, causing some vehicles to remain stationary longer than expected as they

00:29assessed intersections. City officials urged residents to stay off the roads, while reports

00:34said a fire at a PG&E substation affected nearly 120,000 customers. Waymo said most trips were

00:41completed successfully, and the company is integrating lessons from the incident as it

00:45continues expanding service. A recent report showed about 450,000 Rob-A-Taxi rides per week.

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