A California regulator said it is examining the incident that prompted Waymo vehicles to stall in San Francisco during a power outage on Saturday. The California Public Utilities Commission told Business Insider on Monday that it was "aware of the incident and are looking into specifics," without elaborating.Waymo did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the agency's statement. During Saturday's power outage in San Francisco, some Waymo robotaxis stopped in intersections and along busy road ...

In Brief Uber and Lyft will start testing Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis in London in 2026, joining Waymo and local startup Wayve as companies that will have autonomous vehicles in the city next year.Lyft CEO David Risher said in a post on X and LinkedIn that Lyft will start testing once it receives local regulatory approval. His company “plans to scale to hundreds” of Baidu’s electric RT6 SUVs from there, though he did not lay out a timeline for commercial launch. Uber announced it plans to test the vehicles ...

Time now for Options Corner. Joining us to take a deeper look at the chart for Uber is Rick Dukat, lead market technician. So when you look at the trends on this chart, are things revving up for Uber.Rick. >> Yes, for sure. I mean, a pretty strong performer relative to the S&P.A bit of a decline recently, but still far outpacing not only its own XLI, industrial sector ETF about up about 17%, while Uber's up about 28%. to look at some of these companies in this kind of uh rather uh mishmashed together autono ...

e-crow/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) soars past $4,400 on rate-cut bets as silver explodes to historic high. (00:24) Waymo ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL resumes robotaxis after blackout in San Francisco. (01:44) Baidu ( BIDU ) partners with Uber, Lyft to test Apollo Go robotaxis in UK . (02:45)This is an abridged transcript. Gold (XAUUSD:CUR) has topped $4,400-per-ounce for the first time. As of the time of this recording, gold is up 1.6% at $ ...

行业合作与市场拓展 - Uber Technologies、Lyft与百度合作 计划明年在英国测试自动驾驶出租车[1] - 此次合作标志着全球自动驾驶出租车商业化竞赛迈出重要一步[1] 技术应用与商业化 - 合作将尝试将自动驾驶出租车技术应用于英国市场[1] - 此举是自动驾驶出租车技术在全球范围内商业化进程的关键进展[1]

公司合作与市场进入计划 - 百度计划通过与Lyft和Uber的合作，于明年将自动驾驶出租车服务引入伦敦[1] - Lyft对百度首批数十辆车的测试将于2026年开始，并计划随后扩展至数百辆[2] - Uber的首个试点项目预计在2026年上半年启动[2] 业务运营与全球扩张 - 百度自动驾驶出行服务已覆盖22个城市，每周提供超过25万次出行服务[3] - 公司正积极在美国、阿联酋和瑞士等国际市场进行测试和扩张[5] - 百度在全球范围内正与文远知行等中国公司以及Alphabet旗下Waymo等西方巨头竞争[3] 行业监管与政策环境 - 英国政府于6月宣布将加速允许自动驾驶技术上路的计划，引发了无人驾驶出租车公司的投资兴趣[3] - 政府目标在2026年春季开始允许自动驾驶出租车进行小规模试点运营[4] - 伦敦市设定了“零愿景”目标，计划到2041年消除交通系统中的所有重伤和死亡事故，自动驾驶技术被寄予厚望[4] 市场竞争格局 - 百度的竞争对手Waymo也计划在伦敦开始测试，并目标在2026年全面推出服务[5] - Waymo目前已在或计划在26个市场运营或测试其车队，包括东京和纽约等主要城市[5] - 英国正逐渐成为一个日益重要的自动驾驶汽车竞争战场[1]

When a power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday, local drivers had to navigate more than just darkened roads and inactive stoplights. Footage shared on social media shows some Waymo robotaxis stalled in traffic, clogging roadways and causing disruptions. One video on X showed at least five Waymos crowding an intersection, forcing human drivers to maneuver around them.The power outage in San Francisco has caused Waymo’s self-driving cars to come to a halt, leading to traffic disruptions across the city. h ...

事件概述 - 2025年12月21日星期六下午，旧金山发生大面积停电，导致约130,000名用户受影响[1][4] - 停电始于当地时间下午1:09，约两小时后达到高峰，截至周日早晨仍有约21,000名用户断电，主要影响普雷西迪奥、里士满区、金门公园及旧金山市区部分区域[4] - 停电原因是变电站火灾造成“重大且广泛”的损坏，目前无法提供全面恢复供电的具体时间表[5] Waymo公司应对与影响 - Waymo已暂时暂停在旧金山湾区的无人驾驶网约车服务，团队正与市政府官员密切协调，以期尽快恢复服务[2] - 社交媒体上流传的视频显示，停电期间多辆Waymo车辆在城市不同地点的交通中停滞不前[3] - 有居民报告称，在当地时间周六晚上9:45左右，至少看到三辆Waymo车辆停在路中间，其中包括在Arguello Boulevard和Geary Street附近的一辆[3] - 旧金山市长在晚上9点的更新中确认了Waymo已暂停服务[5] - 公司未说明服务何时恢复，也未具体说明停电期间是否发生涉及其车辆的碰撞事故[8] 行业竞争与监管状态 - 特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在社交媒体上表示，特斯拉的Robotaxi服务未受此次旧金山停电影响[6] - 与Waymo不同，特斯拉在旧金山并未运营无人驾驶Robotaxi服务，其本地网约车服务使用配备“FSD（监督版）”高级驾驶辅助系统的车辆，且始终需要人类驾驶员在方向盘后操作[6] - 根据加州机动车管理局和加州公共事业委员会等州监管机构的信息，特斯拉尚未获得在该州进行无人类安全监督员（随时准备转向或制动）的无人驾驶测试或服务的许可[7] - 特斯拉正致力于成为Robotaxi领域的巨头，但尚未运营商业化的无人驾驶服务，其Robotaxi应用程序允许用户叫车，但目前车辆上仍配备人类安全监督员或驾驶员[8] - Waymo是西方该新兴行业的领导者，是特斯拉在自动驾驶汽车领域的主要竞争对手，其他竞争者还包括百度旗下的Apollo Go等中国公司[8]

Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets.Numerous photos and videos posted to social media captured Waymo robotaxis stalled at roads and intersections as human drivers either passed them by or were stuck behind them. Waymo said on Saturday that it had temporarily suspended service in the city due to the blackout. Spokesperson Suzanne Philion provided a similar statement to TechCrunch on ...

The city of San Francisco plunged into darkness on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, with nearly a third of the city being affected by a power outage.As the outage hit, more than 130,000 houses and businesses were left without power, mostly in the northwest part of San Francisco, while transportation in the city, including self-driving cars, grinded to a halt.Some parts of the city, such as Richmond, Sunset, Presidio, and Golden Gate Park, were among the worst hit.As of early Sunday morning, nea ...