Elon Musk mocks Waymo after rival's self-driving cars stopped at intersections during San Francisco power outage, while claiming Tesla's robotaxi remained unaffected.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a dig at Waymo after its robotaxis stalled at intersections in San Francisco. This incident caused traffic across the city during a maj

Tesla shares were up 2.6% at $493.80 in midday trading, outperforming the broader market. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively. The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a lower court had gone too far when it ordered Musk’s 2018 pay package to be rescinded, calling the remedy excessive.

After years of broken promises and false starts, driverless taxis finally hit the road in a big way in 2025.

An incident during the recent San Francisco blackout has harmed Waymo’s image. Elon Musk boasted about Tesla’s self-driving technology.

Waymo resumes San Francisco robotaxi service after power outages stalled vehicles, exposed traffic challenges & raised questions of AV readiness

A massive power outage in San Francisco turned into an unplanned stress test for driverless cars, freezing Waymo’s robotaxis in intersections while human-driven Teslas kept threading through the dark.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reportedly registered more than 1,500 vehicles for its California ride-hailing fleet. The automaker added over 1,655 vehicles to its ride-hailing fleet since the service was launched in August this year, Business Insider reported on Sunday, citing a spokesperson from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Shares got oh-so-close to that level on Monday, briefly hitting a new all-time high at $498.83. Tesla stock closed the day up 1.6% at $488.73, boosted in part by a power outage in San Francisco that left Waymo suspending its robo-taxi service out of an abundance of caution. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on X that Tesla’s robo-taxis were unaffected.