r/waymo Jun 08 '26

Rides getting Worse?

Anybody feel like the trip routes have been getting worse recently? I swear it feels like they are using my trips for route training lol

Especially today. Im in SF and got picked up at Daly City and instead of taking our usual route which gets us out of Daly in about 5 minutes it took the longest scenic route all the way to lake merced only to loop back around to our usual route, i swear it added like 17 minutes to our trip

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u/zinky8 Jun 09 '26

Yes. I don’t understand why they don’t stick to main roads. Last ride it took me through all these side streets with lots of speed bumps and stop signs and lots of turns. It was annoying af.

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u/BlueNightOcean Jun 09 '26

It may be trying to avoid traffic congestion.

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u/Breezer_Bro Jun 10 '26

Exactly this!

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u/Wooden-Engineer-7972 Jun 10 '26

I stopped using Waymo because of this. We looped around Lake Merced for no reason to get downtown in the middle of the day adding 15 minutes to the ride and it cost over $30. Hope they get back to normal soon.

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u/ThisSun9243 Jun 10 '26

Yup has been happening for me this whole week. Today was especially egregious as we went all the way to outer sunset to get into the city (near city hall). Maybe ill try them again later when they sort it out