SF power outage: Hundreds of Google’s Waymo self-driving cars stranded, company says due to…

A widespread power outage in San Francisco, affecting nearly 30% of the city, paralyzed infrastructure and stranded hundreds of Waymo self-driving vehicles. The blackout, caused by a PG&E substation fire, forced Waymo to suspend operations due to non-functioning traffic signals, leading to significant traffic disruptions and even trapping a passenger.