San Francisco Power Outage Strands Waymo Autonomous Vehicles, Causes Traffic Disruptions
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Summary
A widespread power outage in San Francisco affected approximately 130,000 customers and caused Waymo's autonomous vehicles to become stranded in the streets, creating traffic jams. While Waymo's self-driving cars were immobilized, Tesla vehicles using Full Self-Driving (FSD) reportedly continued operating normally, with Elon Musk claiming Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected. Waymo eventually resumed its ride-hailing service after the incident.
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Some people posted videos of Teslas using their FSD feature to navigate the same streets, and Elon Musk tweeted that 'Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by the SF power outage.'
On Sunday evening, Waymo spokesperson Suzanne Philion said, 'We are resuming ride-hailing service...'
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