Waymo Vehicles Stopped at Intersections During San Francisco Power Outage

On Saturday, a significant power outage in San Francisco caused several Waymo driverless vehicles to halt at intersections, resulting in major traffic jams as they were left confused without functioning traffic lights. The outage, affecting around 130,000 customers, was caused by a fire at a substation and led to calls for improved backup systems for autonomous vehicles. Tesla’s CEO noted that Tesla’s vehicles were unaffected due to their human-driven ride-hailing service. Experts emphasize the need for regulations and accountability for AV developers to prevent similar disruptions in the future.

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