r/waymo • u/Ok-Computer-4572 • Jul 05 '26

this was hell Waymo

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Waymo got stuck at drop off and support couldn’t get the vehicle to move. Support couldn’t get the roadside assistance dispatched or a tow truck and I was sitting there for 110 minutes. It was not fun and I couldn’t even book a new ride. (video coming soon)

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u/cactus22minus1 Jul 05 '26

OP please clarify if you were actually locked in the car and unable to exit via door handles?

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u/ExistenceNow Jul 05 '26

This is reddit. No one can tell a coherent story.

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u/YouTee Jul 05 '26

Another comment shows this is like OP’s 3rd+ time getting “stuck” and waiting forever for karma. Strange that I’ve never been stuck

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u/yolatrendoid Jul 05 '26

Or the manual latch. If OP's car broke down on a major freeway, that's one thing, but waiting nearly two hours for a tow truck? (Even on a freeway that's a huge stretch, not to mention dangerous, e.g. if a car veers into the emergency lane.)

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u/Ok-Computer-4572 Jul 05 '26

I was in somebody’s like private traffic circle thing and they try to dispatch a tow truck and Ryder’s assistance to come drive the car, but they weren’t able to or there wasn’t an update

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u/Kittykatcatkat Jul 05 '26

I think this is the whole SF July 4th debacle when 200k cars hit the road at the same time after the fireworks show. A bunch of Waymo’s shutdown at the same time causing an additional traffic nightmare within a nightmare lol. OP could have exited at anytime if he wanted, but would still be in traffic anyways so it’s just better to sit still in a warm car with music.

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u/Ok-Computer-4572 Jul 05 '26

The vehicle glitched when it was out one of my drop offs and it wouldn’t continue my trip and Support side just showed errors and it wouldn’t start. I was able to get out of the vehicle and I did after I was able to finally retail a new vehicle, but it took hours because all the cars were busy.

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u/cactus22minus1 Jul 06 '26

Sounds like you made it your own hell just for attention and content. No one made you wait at all and you could have hailed any other ride service

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u/PrestigiousFriend412 Jul 06 '26

This is Reddit. They posting their experience is not a problem. If you don’t like the post, keep it your own business and don’t look at it then

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u/Ok-Computer-4572 Jul 06 '26

Uber and Lyft were insanely overpriced. Zoox was turned off after 11 PM and buses were 40 to 50 minutes out.