"Numerous people reported on social media seeing the autonomous cars sitting at intersections, apparently confused because the traffic lights were out. On Saturday night, the Mountain View-based company shared on its app that it has paused service. Waymo's app shows that services are currently paused during San Francisco's mass power outage. There is no word on when service will resume. The outage caused gridlock in parts of the downtown area with traffic lights out at major intersections."
"Power was restored Sunday morning to the bulk of the 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco impacted by the outage on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, 21,000 customers remain without power, PG&E said. A fire at a PG&E substation has been blamed for some of the blackouts. "The damage from the fire in our substation was significant and extensive, and the repairs and safe restoration will be complex," the utility said, referring to the substation at 8th and Mission streets. The outage remains under investigation. PG&E said it has mobilized additional engineers and electricians to help with restoration efforts."
A massive power outage in San Francisco shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday left large areas of the northern city without electricity and caused gridlock at major intersections. Autonomous Waymo vehicles stopped at intersections and the company paused its driverless service via its app with no announced resumption time. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised drivers to treat affected traffic signals as four-way stops. PG&E restored power to the bulk of roughly 130,000 homes and businesses, while about 21,000 customers remained without power Sunday morning. A fire at a PG&E substation at 8th and Mission streets was blamed for some blackouts, and PG&E mobilized additional crews to address complex repairs; no injuries were reported. The outage remains under investigation.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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