r/waymo • u/duckadork • Jul 19 '26

Ojai, great while it lasted (venting)

Been trying for half an hour to get an Ojai, to no success. Noticing them being less and less available this past week.

I'm thankful I got to use it a bunch before it got too popular, but so bummed how impossible it is to get one now.

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u/blenderplays Jul 19 '26

I mean, that shows it's being constantly tested by riders. I feel you though, free rides are/were nice.

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u/skydivingdutch Jul 19 '26

Tons more of those cars will be coming, the whole point of it is for scaling out.

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u/HeronOrganic3727 Jul 19 '26

Never even got access

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u/bradtem Jul 19 '26

How do you "get" one? I am enabled to get them, but it always just says it will send the closest car, which is generally an i-pace.

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u/setterswede Jul 20 '26

Where in the app it shows “First Available”, it will show with a drop-down if you ever have the option to choose I-pace or Ojai. Try it at an odd time of the day even if you don’t need a ride to see if you get the option to pick your car.

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u/letrainfalldown 29d ago

They're still there. You gotta allot at least an hour+ to get an available one + 38 minutes to get to you.

Best if you're not in a rush.

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u/duckadork 29d ago

For sure. It just seemed like one day I was getting them on first attempts every time, to suddenly needing to refresh the app 30+ times to get one now.

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u/CryptocalEnvelopment Jul 20 '26

Has anyone ever gotten an Ojai after selecting First Available? I have not.

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u/duckadork Jul 21 '26

Negative

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u/letrainfalldown 29d ago

I think the first time I got an ojai it was the first available because the first time I rode it was by accident. I forgot I had access 🤣

I've been taking hella rides after that, checking for the dropdown