Waymo has resumed its robo-taxi service in San Francisco after a data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/transportation/a-san-francisco-power-outage-left-waymos-self-driving-cars-stranded-at-intersections-172316970.html” data-ylk=”slk:power outage;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>power outage stranded vehicles around the city, data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=34e37b9c-8975-48da-aa39-df8bcd5badc3&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=32c52d31-f271-4291-81dd-468c60543476&featureId=text-link&merchantName=CNBC&linkText=CNBC&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS8yMDI1LzEyLzIxL3dheW1vLXJvYm90YXhpLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tYmxhY2tvdXQuaHRtbCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMzJjNTJkMzEtZjI3MS00MjkxLTgxZGQtNDY4YzYwNTQzNDc2Iiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS8yMDI1LzEyLzIxL3dheW1vLXJvYm90YXhpLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tYmxhY2tvdXQuaHRtbCJ9&signature=AQAAAdZ35HqnSOhgHy6wqbNRQSDjYiXb2Ji2RK7wUW5mxjJp&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F12%2F21%2Fwaymo-robotaxi-san-francisco-blackout.html&spaceId=1197802876″ class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:CNBC;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>CNBC reported. The blackout, caused by a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) substation fire, caused traffic light disruptions that affected Waymo’s automated driving systems.
“Yesterday’s power outage was a widespread event that caused gridlock across San Francisco, with non-functioning traffic signals and transit disruptions,” a Waymo spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. “While the failure of…
