Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause
Waymo has resumed San Francisco operations following a one-hour service suspension prompted by a widespread PG&E power outage.
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The brief
Waymo temporarily paused its San Francisco service after a large-scale power outage impacted the city, specifically affecting local traffic signals. The suspension lasted for one hour before the company confirmed that operations had resumed.
Coverage from TechCrunch, the San Francisco Chronicle, and ABC7 Bay Area links the service interruption to an electrical failure affecting thousands of PG&E customers. Reports note that the power loss originated from an equipment malfunction and impacted areas including the Presidio, Golden Gate, and Lands End.
As power has been restored by PG&E, attention turns to the stability of regional infrastructure. Coverage does not yet specify if the outage caused any long-term disruptions to transit patterns beyond the initial one-hour pause.
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Quick answers
Why did Waymo pause its service?
Service was paused because the PG&E power outage affected traffic lights in San Francisco.
How long did the service suspension last?
The suspension lasted for one hour.
What caused the power outage?
According to reporting by SFGATE, the outage was due to an equipment malfunction.
Coverage (7)
- Power outage impacts thousands of PG&E customers in San Francisco NBC Bay Area · 1d ago
- PG&E restores power in S.F. after hourslong outage affecting thousands San Francisco Chronicle · 1d ago
- SF outage that left nearly 10,000 without power reportedly due to equipment malfunction SFGATE · 1d ago
- Waymo pauses San Francisco service as massive PG&E outage hits traffic lights San Francisco Chronicle · 1d ago
- Power restored after outage in Presidio, Golden Gate, Lands End KRON4 · 1d ago
- PG&E Power Outage: Thousands of customers in San Francisco without electricity, utility says ABC7 Bay Area · 1d ago
- Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause TechCrunch · 1d ago
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