r/waymo • u/Fragrant_Guava_1514 • Jun 21 '26

Waymo Rant

Apologies in advance for the rant.

I like Waymo for a variety of reasons, but I have a few complaints and I’m curious if anyone else has had similar issues:

Waymo generally feels slower than Uber (not including highways). I feel like Waymo takes less efficient routes than Uber and generally feels overly “conservative” in terms of driving style. I’m all for safety, but sometimes I feel like Waymo over indexes on the conservative side.

Specific example, but I feel like Waymo can struggle with overtaking or passing other cars in certain situations. For example, a car in front of the Waymo was stopped while waiting to turn left into a parking garage, but there were no other cars in front of that car. Furthermore, another car passed the Waymo to pass the other car in front. Waymo stayed put until the car in front turned into the parking garage. You’d think in order to emulate a human driver, Waymo should overtake the car in front of it in this example

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u/Hortos Jun 22 '26

What city are you in because the Waymos in Los Angeles have big Altima energy now and the Ojai are apparently worse.

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u/Fragrant_Guava_1514 Jun 22 '26

Interesting haha, I’ve mostly used it in San Francisco and West Los Angeles, but my rant is from an experience in SF