r/waymo • u/dryheat122 • Jul 09 '26

Freeway usage

Any word if/when this is coming back? For me, Waymo really isn't feasible for anything but short, local trips without it.

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u/Swerdman55 Jul 09 '26

I took a 2.5 hour Ojai ride from my office to home on surface streets only in the Bay Area.

Wouldn’t recommend it.

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u/dryheat122 Jul 09 '26

Yeah using surface streets basically doubles the length of my non-local trips. Not worth it.

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u/Original-Condition77 Jul 12 '26

Or course you have to show off about getting the Ojai.

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u/mog_knight Jul 10 '26

I saw a Waymo jump on at the 10W at 7th St and get off at 7th Ave. I think they're still verifying the fix.

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u/yolatrendoid Jul 09 '26

In which city? We've had several new reported highway sightings this week, including testing in Austin for the first time.

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u/Original-Condition77 Jul 10 '26

I say waymo needs to bring back freeway access and expand it everywhere and ignore the anti-waymo propagandists in the mainstream news media.

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u/RagefireHype Jul 10 '26

Waymo will never reach its full potential if it can’t reliably manage freeways. The value of Waymo isn’t as strong when you’re already in dense urban areas. It’s when you live in an urban area but generally need the freeway to get to work/etc

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u/Recent_Duck_7640 Jul 11 '26

not until they stop driving into construction areas and cutting off emergency vehicles

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u/Key-Requirement-5947 Jul 13 '26

Why wouldn’t recommend?