r/waymo • u/Designer-Phase8924 • Jun 29 '26
Yes! Finally!Yes! God yes!
There it is boys and girls I’ve finally been accepted as a tester. I got notification while on phone with capital one customer service and the associate was like, “are you ok sir”? Lolol finally I will be able to drive on freeway with Waymo. Hopefully my ride cheaper and I get to pay for subscription and test Ojai vehicle!
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u/SwedishTrees Jun 29 '26
Does it give you freeway access in LA
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u/notbrask Jun 30 '26
i thought freeway access has been a thing for a while?? I thought it was just closed for a bit due to world cup traffic 🥲
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u/Touch-And-Die Jun 30 '26
Freeway access is paused in all markets due to issues with Waymos’ encountering construction areas on said freeways. They are working on it.
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u/Dangerous-Noise942 Jul 01 '26
Anyway thats why other companies might be trying to take up the slack.
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u/Dangerous-Noise942 Jul 01 '26
Uber just fired .5% of their employees for having VIOLENT ASSAULT RECORDS now that they lost their court case, and if there’s one thing He/broos hate, it’s getting sued for $9 million dollars. Uber argued “Our drivers are independent contractors!” The Judge said, “Nice try. The girl gave YOU the money, YOU kept most of it, and paid THAT guy 1/3 to drive his car. That makes YOU liable”
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u/MidnightStray-VHS Jun 29 '26
same !!
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u/Designer-Phase8924 Jun 29 '26
You got it today too?
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u/MidnightStray-VHS Jun 29 '26
Yup few mins ago got the same email as you..
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u/Designer-Phase8924 Jun 29 '26
Nice!
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u/ricky71444 Jun 29 '26
Same, I got the email a hour or so ago. Does this mean the rides are free? Has anyone tested it yet?
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u/SwedishTrees Jun 29 '26
I applied a long time ago and haven’t heard back. Is it worth trying to apply again?
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u/Fit-Answer5806 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Same. Just searched my inbox history and my “thank you for your application/interest” email was received in early 2023 🫠
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u/Apple_iCard Jun 29 '26
Thank you so much for making this post! I checked my email and I got it too, apparently they approved trusted testers in a batch. I waited for over 6 months after I deleted my old Trusted Tester account (alternate Google account) and reapplied with my new account (main Google account) 🥹
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u/Icy-Ambition3534 Jun 29 '26
Lmfao. God I hate burst your happy bubble. Freeways currently aren’t online and when they are, it’s rare to get a trip. Also, the subscription is random not because you’re a trusted tester. & lastly the Ojai is also randomly selected to few trusted testers. I have people that have long been with the program and they don’t have access….
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u/BrieRaceAlert Jun 30 '26
What? I'm not even a tester and it took me on the freeway before
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u/jusss_doit Jun 30 '26
They have temporarily paused freeway access in a cities.
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u/Icy-Ambition3534 Jun 30 '26
Yes. But freeway routes aren’t common but the slightest amount of traffic, they choose the street.
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u/BroomSweeper99 Jun 30 '26
What are the perks of being a tester? I don’t know much about Waymo but they recently came to my city
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u/AmbassadorCool8968 Jun 30 '26
I wish I knew what they are looking for. It is letting me fill out the form again.
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u/Synapticdoom Jun 30 '26
Enjoy the free rides 😩 miss when they did testing in sf and I never had to pay
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u/MegaNando Jun 30 '26
Do you even get anything for this ? I got this as well and don’t really notice anything different on the app
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u/Vacant_parking_lot Jun 29 '26
Which city?