outage

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A mass robotaxi outage in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic, sparking renewed debate around the safety of driverless vehicles.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Videos on social media have documented the outage, with one appearing to show it resulting in a highway collision, although police said no injuries had been reported and passengers exited their vehicles safely.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The U.S., the world’s largest producer of the gas, is more insulated for now, though analysts say a prolonged Qatari outage would hit it hard, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“If this refinery sees a major multi-week outage, that would certainly be bad news for the refinery and for global prices,” De Haan said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner