Waymo to update software after San Francisco power outage snarls self-driving vehicles

When a PG&E substation fire killed the lights across a third of San Francisco, Waymo's fleet responded by freezing at dark intersections with hazards blinking, turning robotaxis into very expensive road cones. Waymo crossed 7,000 dark signals fine but had to suspend service because its remote-help team got swamped asking humans to confirm every crossing.