Waymo Robotaxis Contribute to Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage
S1 · 20 Dec 2025 · Waymo · San Francisco, CA, USA
Record
| Company | Waymo |
| Industry | AV trucking |
| Type(s) | disruption |
| Date | 20 Dec 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Severity | (near-miss / disclosed vulnerability) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
After a PG&E substation fire cut power to roughly a third of San Francisco, Waymo vehicles requested remote confirmation checks at scale as traffic signals went dark, adding to gridlock until city officials ordered the fleet off the road.
Primary source
Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2025 | Waymo Robotaxis Contribute to Gridlock During San Francisco PG&E Power Outage | San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Chronicle |
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