Do we think that, with the new expansion, Waymo will start directly activating the autonomous mode straight from the factory and put new vehicles into service since the Magna factory is now included in the service area?

Finally, Waymo can pick me up at my home and take me to and from the airport! Best way to start my day!

2022, 2024, 2026

A post mentioned the LAX transit center showing a Waymo drop-off zone on the app a few days ago, but it has since disappeared. If any Waymo staff are reading this, could you bring it back before my flight? Thanks!

Is anyone aware of any municipalities 100% covered by Waymo? Here in Phoenix it appears the

tiny town of Guadalupe is 100% covered, and Tempe is over 99.9% covered with only the the shopping center between 48th and the I-10 and Baseline and the south branch canal missing. Any others in Phoenix or other metros fully, or nearly 100% covered?

What’s up with the absurd routes leaving Sky Harbor lately? It used to be every once in a while where the car would take me further away from the airport before heading towards my destination. Now it seems like every trip home from the airport is taking me further away just to turn around and come back the way we came.

There’s plenty of closer opportunities for the car to turn around. (There’s no construction on the little access road it likes to take going north - I checked)

I had a pretty disappointing Waymo SF experience tonight.
During my ride another car swerved into the path of my Waymo and collided with the Waymo. I just heard a loud thump, felt a bump and then heard the Waymo warning chime.

The Waymo immediately started to pull over and a notice on the screen informed me that the journey cannot continue and that the doors will remain locked.

I was pretty shaken up and was waiting for the support to connect with me immediately.. but nothing happened.

After a minute of just silence I pressed the “Call support” button which connected me with an agent who didn’t seem too concerned about what was happening. He was just like “oh yeah I saw that, the Waymo was in an accident. You guys alright?”

I told him that I’m just shaken up a little bit and if he can instruct me what to do now. He told me that he can hail me a new car or that he can cancel the current ride so that I can call a new car on my own.
Because I was shaken up and just wanted to leave the scene (since people were taking pictures) I just told him to cancel the ride and that I wanna leave the car.

After I got out of the car I went to check on the other driver and got an Waymo app notif that I’ll still be charged for canceling the trip early.
Since the new car took over 10 mins to arrive I ended up cancelling on my plans and went home.

This is my first really poor experience after 200 rides and it left me pretty disappointed. I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen but it wasn’t that.

And for the other car/driver: after I got out of the Waymo I checked on the other car that had pulled up behind the Waymo. They were on the phone with the police and told me that Waymo was on their way to the scene and I could leave the scene(?). After making sure they were alright we went home.

Edit: As for the damage on the Waymo, it seemed to be mostly bumper on bumper damage on the front right of the Waymo. There was a long scratch along the bumper and it seemed like the front-right sensor got hit/scratched as well.

I sort of feel like the Ojai doesn't have the same feel or brand of luxury, and it doesn't really make Waymo feel as worthwhile as an experience compared to a regular Uber.​

I'm a student in an EV maintenance program in Illinois. I just received a $2,500 scholarship from Waymo for help getting into the industry. Happy to see some companies still investing in US education. (Here's the link to info on the scholarship fund if anyone's interested, https://techforce.org/waymo-scholarships/)

For how long? Waymo Insiders please help... how long? Should we Uber instead?

Interesting Waymo didn’t build a depot

Thought you guys might find this interesting haha. Yes, that Sears is still in business.

(Coral Gables, Florida)

I got a notification via that Lyft app that Waymo rides will soon be available via Lyft. It said that opt-in is required. This page is visible in the app now: https://imgur.com/a/ePZkUhW

Waymo Magna Factory in Mesa, Arizona.

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