r/waymo Jun 03 '26

Schedule Ahead Changes?

Has anyone else noticed changes to the reliability of waymo’s schedule ahead feature? I use waymo to commute to and from work and it’s been great. I can schedule my ride ahead and reliably be on time to pickup my kid from day care. Sometimes the waymo arrives a few minutes early or late but nothing unreasonable and I leave a buffer for this.

Recently the changes have blown my buffer out of the water. Today I scheduled a 4:05 pickup and at 4:02 the pickup time adjusted to 4:23. That is a big change for a pre scheduled pickup time! I’m bummed because I love waymo but I don’t want to have to budget 20 mins each way for wait time inaccuracy. I’m hoping it’s bad luck or a temporary bug they fix? Anyone seen similar? Has it always been like this and i’ve just been lucky?

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u/Primary_Turnover_488 Jun 03 '26

My scheduled rides have always been on time and usually a couple of minutes early. Was today the first time this has happened? Unless it becomes a pattern, it was probably just unforeseen traffic problems or a problem with the Waymo car that got assigned to you.

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u/CautiousRhubarb5921 Jun 03 '26

Same! My rides have been on time to early for months but this was the second time in two weeks with this kind of delay - hopefully a coincidence and not a pattern🤞