What Happened to Waymo?

Imagine your delivery service suddenly grinding to a halt because of a power outage. That’s what happened to Waymo in San Francisco, when their robotaxi fleet paused operations for about an hour. If you’re running an SME in Malaysia, this should catch your attention—because if a tech giant can be tripped up by a power failure, your automated systems might be vulnerable too.

TL;DR: Waymo paused service for an hour due to a power outage affecting 7,000 PG&E customers (source). This shows automation isn’t fail-proof. For your business, it’s a reminder to prepare for disruptions.

The company made temporary adjustments and coordinated with officials (source). Past incidents include stalls during blackouts (