Waymo explains why its robotaxis clogged San Francisco streets during a power outage

Waymo said on Tuesday that the weekend San Francisco power outage triggered a backlog in its robotaxi system, leading to response delays.

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• Waymo said on Tuesday that Saturday's power outage in San Francisco overwhelmed its robotaxis.
• The outage triggered a backlog in its robotaxi system, leading to response delays.
• The company is rolling out fleet-wide updates to improve the robotaxi's response to power outages.

Waymo has laid out what...