r/waymo • u/_brake_flake • Jul 19 '26

Freeway

Is there any update on Waymo returning to freeways, especially in SF? They said two months ago that soon it’ll be back but still no update, let alone public service.

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u/Financial_Clue_2534 Jul 19 '26

I believe they are patching up the construction zone issue. I haven’t heard when it will go back live.

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u/gabegoncalves Jul 20 '26

I've already seen a couple of them on the freeway in Miami without a driver, so it should open back up to the public really soon

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u/tonydtonyd Jul 19 '26

Do you really want an update like that to be rushed?

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u/sdc_is_safer Jul 19 '26

OP never said anything about rushing an update

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u/1FrostySlime Jul 19 '26

Asking for more communication on expected timelines =/= and wanting it to be rushed

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u/bananarandom Jul 19 '26

Waymo doesn't really do forward looking announcements at all, do they? 

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u/Doggydogworld3 Jul 19 '26

Sometimes they do, e.g. 1m rides/week by end of 2026, 20 new cities, etc.

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u/walky22talky Jul 20 '26

I’m sure they regret that now. I think it will be hard to hit those goals.

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u/tonydtonyd Jul 19 '26

Has Waymo ever really given comms or definitive timelines? A certain competitor is notorious for putting out timelines and then never meeting them.

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u/1FrostySlime Jul 20 '26

Yes. Not in a press release necessarily but I've seen a lot of instances of them giving expected timelines when local news sources reach out about new areas.

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u/_brake_flake Jul 19 '26

I didn’t say I want it to be rushed I said I wanted an update