Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles
Left Stalled on Main Roads Throughout SF Energy Outage
Revealed
San Francisco was hit with a significant energy outage Saturday night time, turning the entire metropolis into darkness and dangerously stalling a ton of self-driving Waymo taxis.
The citywide outage pressured Waymo to halt its driverless automotive service, stranding the autonomous automobiles in the course of the streets and intersections, in keeping with pedestrians posting movies on X Saturday.
unhealthy day to be a Waymo in SF throughout a PG&E-induced energy outage pic.twitter.com/3SwEP993zn
— Mishaal Abbasi (@WhereIsMishaal) December 21, 2025
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A Waymo spokesperson advised SFGATE that ride-hailing providers have been “temporarily suspended” because of the outage. They added, “We’re centered on protecting our riders protected and guaranteeing emergency personnel have the clear entry they should do their work.”
Energy out in SF and the @Waymo’s are inflicting a MASSIVE jam in North Seashore 🤣 pic.twitter.com/fuvhprlyma
— Iago Maciel (@_iagomaciel) December 21, 2025
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The outlet reviews the corporate needed to shut down its operation at round 8 p.m. because of the vehicles being unable to function with out visitors alerts.
In accordance with on-line footage, at the least 4 Waymo automobiles have been parked in the course of an intersection with their hazards on, creating a big visitors jam on the busy intersection within the North Seashore neighborhood.
SFGATE reviews hundreds of San Franciscans nonetheless stay with out energy on Sunday morning, as PG&E crews proceed to work to revive electrical energy after a now practically day-long outage.
We have reached out to Waymo, thus far, no phrase again.
