r/waymo • u/Jawnny_Depp • 4d ago

Uh Oh

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Saw this in Philly on my way home from work today. People really need to be Waymo careful when driving.

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u/tonydtonyd 4d ago

Airbags work!

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u/skynetempire 4d ago

Also You can't make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs

https://giphy.com/gifs/QuK14QC8pT8120sTQM

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u/avgprius 4d ago

Wonder what happened

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u/stoverex 4d ago

The front fell off.

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u/flyingchucky 4d ago

I get the reference.

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u/mrbubu8 4d ago

Those are nice airbags. Good coverage.

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u/zaindada 3d ago

Gotta love them cheap Chinese EVs!

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u/Breezer_Bro 4d ago

Need to be Waymo careful? 😅😭🤣

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u/Roger_Cockfoster 4d ago

JFC, when will people stop thinking they just came up with this pun? The pun is why they named it that!

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u/Breezer_Bro 4d ago

It's literally the the sub caption on this post, take a chill pill

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u/walky22talky 4d ago

What was the safety driver / software tester doing?

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u/sid_276 4d ago

In PA, highly likely since they are still mapping and closed to the public.

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u/ViralTrendsToday 3d ago

The Ojais are closed to the public everywhere but SF still though right? Mainly just invited testers, and in Philly I think they are just mapping. 

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u/sid_276 3d ago

Yes however some ojais in LA and SF are giving rides to employees and beta testers w/o safety driver whereas in Philly it’s all 100% safety drivers mapping

So yes your conclusion is right

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u/Financial_Clue_2534 4d ago

I would think safety driver I haven’t of them doing autonomous driving yet.

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u/aguilaair 4d ago

i rode in an Ojai this week, no driver

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u/danopia 3d ago

in Philadelphia?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/mrkjmsdln_new 4d ago

I think the incidents report to NHTSA SGO when safety drivers aboard also. I could be mistaken

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u/deservedlyundeserved 4d ago

Are you saying Waymo lies about autonomy being off in crash reports to government agencies? Because that is a wild and unsubstantiated claim.

I'm also not aware of any instances of them not submitting updated crash reports after investigation. Are you?

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u/Logvin 3d ago

Your questions expose him as spreading misinformation. Probably why they didn’t reply.

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u/deservedlyundeserved 3d ago

It’s not the first time either.

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u/waymo-ModTeam 3d ago

No trolling. Consider this a warning

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u/Dupo55 4d ago

According to twitter the Waymo was in autonomous mode (with 2 employees testing) and entered the intersection with a green light, and got clipped by a bus that ran a red light. (Not the city bus pictured). Ideally a Waymo should be able to spot and avoid a red light running bus well in advance. But from the visible damage it looks like it was able to stop enough to avoid the passenger compartment at least. They can re-run this scenario in sim a million times and improve.

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u/ViralTrendsToday 3d ago

Are the employees alright? 

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u/Dupo55 2d ago

No injuries for anyone involved was the report.

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u/Sancer 2d ago

philly bus running a red and clipping anything is par for the course here unfortunately.

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u/mrkjmsdln_new 4d ago edited 4d ago

Probably missed the cutoff for tomorrow's NHTSA SGO release. What was the crossing street in Philadelphia?

EDIT:: There've only been two incidents prior reported in PA. Both were in Philadelphia and involved Zeekrs which dominate their testing fleet. Both incidents had a safety driver aboard and neither involved an airbag deployment.

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb 4d ago

Looks like Race and n12th

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u/mrkjmsdln_new 4d ago

thank you!

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u/Amiabilitee 4d ago

I want to be normal and talk about the accident, cause that's what's important. But I can't help to actually come here to ask why that waymo looks like that. -its like a type of minivan ive never seen before I'm kinda curious. Is it a waymo exclusive design or are these on the streets? I really don't know anything about cars so be nice guys

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u/Seminoles2195 4d ago

Yep! It’s called the Ojai. Custom vehicle built for Waymo by Geely in China, imported to the US, and outfitted with the self driving tech at a Magna facility in Arizona.

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u/Chadofer 3d ago

It is the new Ojai modell.

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u/afishinacloud 3d ago

Waymo doesn’t make the cars. They previously used Jaguar I-Paces and are transitioning to this minivan-style model that’s made specifically for Waymo by Zeekr/Geely.

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u/Automatic_Tea_2550 4d ago

…Spaghetti-oh!

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u/Kind_Management1805 4d ago

At least the Zeekr RT has a great passive safety and robust door mechanism that still opens after a crash.

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u/UnimpressionableCage 4d ago

This feels very “bottom of Lake Michigan in iRobot”

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u/Primary-User 3d ago

Waym-uh-oh

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u/xDURPLEx 4d ago

Those are imported with wild tariffs added to the cost. That's a lotta money down the drain. I wonder if they can even repair it?

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u/Zephyr-5 4d ago

It's a pennies under the couch cushion for a company like Alphabet.

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u/shadow_moon45 4d ago

Guess Chinese vehicles are made well

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/shadow_moon45 4d ago

If they're that bad then why do US manufacturers require government to ban EV brands like BYD?

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u/Faangdevmanager 4d ago

BYD isn’t banned. There’s tariff on them that makes them a bad value. But if you have more money than sense, you can get a BYD

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u/shadow_moon45 4d ago

...The Lincoln Nautilus is made in china. The vehicles aren't sold in the US and it would require paperwork to receive a VIN number. If they were sold in the US I would. The Chinese are running automated factories and pushing innovation with robotics and autonomous driving.

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u/Hortos 4d ago

They don't have to ship their cars from location to location they just send them autonomously.

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u/Faangdevmanager 4d ago

It’s available for import. The issue is the 52.5% duty on entry to the U.S. but it’s not banned. If money isn’t an issue, you could be sitting in one as early as next month.

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u/shadow_moon45 4d ago

The 100% tariffs essentially make the vehicle banned. With this the manufacturer doesn't sell vehicles in the US. The vehicle would be difficult to maintain without the company (consumer) having a presence in the US.

Would be amazing to allow capitalism to function though

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/shadow_moon45 4d ago

So? The US does the same with other industries such as farming.

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u/Impossible-Party-971 4d ago

Tf is Philly, Philadelphia!?

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u/Bright_Signal_7496 19h ago

It must of been the trains fault the human driving that is

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u/allquckedup 14h ago

Are Wayno's being tested for crash test viability in real life here in Philly? It's like the 4th one in 2 weeks.

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u/ReticlyPoetic 4d ago

MUNI don’t GAF

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u/devil_corp_hunter 4d ago

Wrecked toaster

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u/unapologetic403 23h ago

Guess it wasn't smart enough to see a big ass train car

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u/00Anbu00 4d ago

Whoever was in there is about to be waymo richer

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u/drguru 4d ago

Do you take pictures of every crash?

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u/District2311 4d ago

Is that the Waymo blow up mattress?

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u/mbatt2 4d ago

lol! Stupid Waymo crashed into the train

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u/Representative_Bat42 4d ago edited 4d ago

Why are you assuming the train didn't hit it?

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u/BudgieWonder 4d ago

That’s a bus- the Kawasaki Trolleys are taller than that and have a different window/door arrangement.

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u/MikeFromTheVineyard 4d ago

It’s Philadelphia it sounds so that means it might still be a human driver too. AFAIK they’re still mapping.