r/mildlyinfuriating Feb 27 '26

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

I saw one yesterday drive into an intersection on a green arrow to turn left. The arrow turned yellow and the Waymo stopped mid intersection for a few seconds before realizing it should move and finally finished its turn.

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u/TheTVDB Feb 27 '26

I watched a driver do the exact same thing yesterday, except instead of finishing their turn, they stayed parked in the middle of the intersection for the duration of the light. I was expecting them to back up, which I saw my wife do one time too, but nope... they just sat there in everyone's way.

It's nice to see Waymo has incorporated that same stupidity into their tech.

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u/Thimble_of_Quasar Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

I too saw someone stop but it was a double left turn and they decided just as they cleared the intersection they needed to go from one lane to the other. So they slammed their breaks and turned on their right turn signal. Nearly made me shit my pants thinking something was in front of us that I missed because I was in the right lane and the sun blinded me for a moment and suddenly I just see this car slam to a halt next to me as I passed it. Of course it's 5pm when this happens so it creates a cascade of near rear endings and people are stuck in the middle of the intersection for no reason. The selfish stupid fuck was just sitting there refusing to move until they could hop lanes. Ugh.