STOPPED TRAINS, a stuck ambulance, stranded riders, and some priceless lessons learned: There’s no way to quantify the value of the research and development that San Francisco residents and those visiting the city provided Waymo with on Dec. 20, when a massive blackout caused over 1,500 of the autonomous vehicles to become inoperable on city streets.
Nor is there an easy way to capture the cost of the roadside assistance first responders like police officers and firefighters have provided to the multibillion-dollar company behind Waymo, Alphabet Inc., since the (mostly) autonomous vehicles hit San Francisco streets in July 2024.
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