""Yesterday's power outage was a widespread event that caused gridlock across San Francisco, with non-functioning traffic signals and transit disruptions.""
""While the Waymo Driver [automated system] is designed to treat non-functional signals as four-way stops, the sheer scale of the outage led to instances where vehicles remained stationary longer than usual to confirm the state of the affected intersections. This contributed to traffic friction during the height of the congestion,""
""unaffected""
A PG&E substation fire caused a San Francisco power outage that disabled traffic lights across the city and peaked roughly two hours after it began. Automated vehicles from Waymo encountered non-functioning traffic signals and treated many affected intersections as four-way stops, which led some vehicles to remain stationary longer than usual while confirming intersection states. Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service during the outage and coordinated actions with San Francisco city officials. Social media showed robo-taxis halted at intersections with hazard lights on. Elon Musk claimed Tesla was "unaffected," though Tesla's ride service still requires a human driver.
Read at Engadget
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