Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause
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In Brief Posted: 12:30 PM PDT · July 18, 2026 Image Credits:Heather Diehl / Getty Images / Heather Diehl/Getty Images Anthony Ha Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause Waymo says robotaxi service has resumed after it made “temporary adjustments” in San Francisco amidst a power outage that appears to have affected around 7,000 PG&E customers in the city. According to a screenshot posted on social media, Waymo told SF customers that service was “temporarily paused” and that “freeway routes are unavailable.” When TechCrunch reached out to the Alphabet-owned company for comment, a spokesperson said in a statement, “We are making temporary adjustments to our service while we monitor local conditions.
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