A: Hey! Did you see the news about Waymo? It was crazy!
B: No! What happened? Waymo? The robot taxis?
A: Yeah! They had to stop working in San Francisco! A huge blackout hit the city.
B: Seriously? That’s wild! So, the robot taxis just… stopped?
A: Exactly! Lots of pictures online showed them stuck everywhere. Traffic was a mess!
B: Wow. I wonder what caused it.
A: Apparently, there was a fire at a power station. It knocked out power to a lot of people. Like, 120,000!
B: That's a lot! Did they fix it quickly?
A: They started restoring power, but 35,000 were still without it Sunday morning. Waymo is now restarting their service though.
B: Oh, that's good! I heard Waymo is doing really well, right? A lot of rides?
A: Totally! Apparently, they’re giving almost half a million rides a week now! Double what they said before.
B: Incredible! Even a blackout couldn't stop them completely! I hope they learned from this.
A: Me too! They said they’re working on making sure the robot taxis can handle things like this better next time.
B: No! What happened? Waymo? The robot taxis?
A: Yeah! They had to stop working in San Francisco! A huge blackout hit the city.
B: Seriously? That’s wild! So, the robot taxis just… stopped?
A: Exactly! Lots of pictures online showed them stuck everywhere. Traffic was a mess!
B: Wow. I wonder what caused it.
A: Apparently, there was a fire at a power station. It knocked out power to a lot of people. Like, 120,000!
B: That's a lot! Did they fix it quickly?
A: They started restoring power, but 35,000 were still without it Sunday morning. Waymo is now restarting their service though.
B: Oh, that's good! I heard Waymo is doing really well, right? A lot of rides?
A: Totally! Apparently, they’re giving almost half a million rides a week now! Double what they said before.
B: Incredible! Even a blackout couldn't stop them completely! I hope they learned from this.
A: Me too! They said they’re working on making sure the robot taxis can handle things like this better next time.
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Summary
Waymo robot taxis in San Francisco halted operations due to a city-wide blackout caused by a power station fire (affecting 120k people). Service is restarting after power restoration, but highlights need for blackout resilience. Waymo is giving ~500k weekly rides.
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ID: 80f029e9-3450-441a-aac6-67201728e831
Category ID: conversation_summary
Date: Dec. 22, 2025
Notes: 2025-12-22
Created: 2025/12/22 17:42
Updated: 2025/12/22 19:19
Last Read: 2025/12/22 19:19