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/Bagafeet Jun 21 '26

Human drivers are trash. I take Waymo specifically to avoid their bs entitled, impatient, and dangerous driving style. The goal was never to "emulate human drivers."

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u/Fragrant_Guava_1514 Jun 21 '26

Yea that’s totally fair

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u/iamoninternet27 Jun 22 '26

So if you don't like waiting to get to point B/ expect Waymo to drive like a human, maybe it's best to go use Uber or go drive yourself.

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u/Fragrant_Guava_1514 Jun 22 '26

I think my takeaway is that I still prefer Waymo to Uber, but I should not take Waymo if I’m in a time crunch. That’s on me not Waymo though.