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NHTSA closed their year+ investigation of Waymo. Waymo's 2 recalls re to this investigation were for crashing into a utility pole and roadway barriers. Evidently, robots repeatedly driving on the wrong side of the road into traffic and disobeying traffic control devices is ok in USA. Scale that.
A Waymo robot w passenger(s) in a major intersection slowed to 1 mph bc of "birds flying low" and got rear ended by an suv:

Masonic and Geary, San Francisco

No injuries reported. Robot was towed.

Bad place for a sudden stop. Possible phantom braking, should check robot's video, sensor, telemetry.
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
An empty Waymo robot at 30 mph hit a wire held by a pedestrian and connected to a utility pole across the street:

Main St at W 37th Pl, Los Angeles

Ped was prob an electrical or cable/telco worker, given the infra.

Robot's don't detect wires well and may not have understood the ped. It was towed.
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A Waymo robot w passengers provided some light AI comedy at

The Comedy Store, 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA

CS security blocked it from their private lot.

Huge pudo zone in front of the hotel next door. Bad routing & bad driving.

Direct link to ~4 min video:
www.tiktok.com/@jrimmy/vide...
Waymo gets confused and blocks traffic for 4 min #waymo #fail #ai
TikTok video by Jrimmy
www.tiktok.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Another video of a Waymo robot slowly forcing its way across multilane traffic to stop at:

Hyatt Regency, 3rd St & Jessie, San Francisco

It should've used Mission to 3rd. Bad routing & bad driving.

There are 5 Waymo robots in this video on this block of 3rd by Market St.

OP: tiktok.lifeofbananas
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Possibly injured passenger's video of their just rearended Waymo robot:

Airport Blvd at Tower Pl, South San Francisco, CA

Prob a 'no-fwy' trip, else the robot could've been on 101.

Waymo's redacted NHTSA crash report should be publicly avail ~mid-January or ~mid-February.

OP: tiktok.locostocos
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Another video of a Waymo lockout rescue by a contracted/gig service, Orlando FL.

Looks like a safety driver got locked out. IDK why telops didn't unlock it as they do for PD. Mode confusion?

How many ADS/robot support gig workers does it take to replace gig drivers?

OP: tiktok.bnrfaithfulrescue
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Waymo's NHTSA crash report narrative for the death of KitKat doesn't state whether their robot detected the cat or the woman who tried to save the cat, ie appears to omit/obscure critical details and prob doesn't comply w reporting requirements.

Also states impact at 5 mph which may be inaccurate.
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's not a car-free event without a Waymo robot driving through it, Venice Canal Boat Parade:

Dell Ave at Carroll Canal Walk, Venice, California

Looks empty. Prob telops engaged.

OP: reddit.DJVeaux
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A Waymo robot stopped at a red light signaling right drove into the intersection toward pedestrians crossing:

E 7th at Waller, Austin, TX

appears it tracked peds & cars in scene
idk if 1 or 2 intersections, ie right on red or ran red light
~40' stop line to xwalk, ~130' to turn

OP: reddit.Pnyeguy
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A Waymo robot failed, disobeyed traffic control officers, and got stuck in traffic and then another Waymo robot got stuck behind it:

Geary at Stockton, Union Square, San Francisco

Safety drivers fix this in seconds. Waymo has never explained why their telops can't reliably.

OP: x.sbassiEN
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Here are the first two videos of uncrewed (empty front seats) Teslas driving in public, AFAIK. Both in Austin.

Tesla's VP of AI confirmed one of them.

Note the red Tesla following is prob a chase car. I don't know if it or remote/telop has any control of the uncrewed Tesla.

OP: reddit.YeetYoot-69
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Been an eruption of these 'Waymo behaving badly' stories, inc by longtime fans such as OP:

Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin St, San Francisco

Notice OP's photo shows there was abundant space avail in the massive passenger loading zone, which all drivers are legally required to use when avail & safe.
December 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I recently saw a Waymo robot do a similar multilane single maneuver through thick slow moving traffic in San Francisco to get in the right lane for a stop a block away.

800 block of W Peachtree St NE, Atlanta

Don't get between a 5k lb robot and its motion plan.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn5f...
WAYMO driving like every other A5540L3 in ATL?
YouTube video by Captain Goldberg
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
LA Times & ABC7 LA report the man in the Waymo trunk got in it after the previous passenger(s) left it open and he was still in it when it arrived to pickup the next passenger(s), who posted the videos & called the police.

Evidently, he got a free ride in an unaware robot.

abc7.com/post/los-ang...
Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA
A video that's gotten thousands of views on social media shows the moment a woman discovered a stranger in the back of a Waymo car.
abc7.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reportedly & surprisingly, a Waymo robot wouldn't make an unprotected right turn in the heart of SV near Google offices & ~2 miles from Waymo HQ even w telops assist:

Innsbruck Dr onto Moffett Park Dr, Sunnyvale

If so, this may be a side effect of Waymo's school bus sw update, explained in thread.
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Waymo aggro turned to 11, unprotected left turn variant:

Lincoln Blvd turning onto Harrison, Los Angeles

Waymo robots often force their way thru multilane traffic.

Bad routing, worse driving. Previous intersection has a light and the next intersection has a turn lane.

OP: tiktok.unitedthrumusic
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's not a car-free event without a Waymo robot driving through it, eg today's Phoenix Marathon:

Camelback and 26th, Phoenix, AZ

Notice police/security blocks the robot to protect runners.

Never trust a failed robot not to move without warning.

More free human labor for Waymo.

OP: x.NickDrendel
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you fall asleep or pass out in a Waymo, their telops will try to rouse you w a 'time to wake up' recording and failing that call police, ie don't expect to be wakened by Waymo person/concierge. You hired a robot not a chauffeur.

Nothing personal, just automated business.

OP: tiktok.such2such
December 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Zoox crossed the 1 million mile technical threshold for autonomous rides just last week, Levinson said"

The only such "technical threshold" is in his imagination.

Pursuit of arbitrary performance goals contributed to the death of Elaine Herzberg & demise of GM Cruise.

www.msn.com/en-ca/money/...
MSN
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December 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
ICYMI, Waymo's school bus recall is the most brazen cherry picking they've done, IMO.

IANAL or NHTSA recall expert, but I hope a mfg ignoring most of the evidence/incidents would not be condoned or rewarded by NHTSA.
Waymo's 12/10 school bus Safety Recall Report ignores most of the 26 known incidents, inc a 12/1 post-fix AISD incident:

"Waymo is aware of 12 citations that have been identified as related to this behavior, all of which occurred between 9/25/2025 and 11/14/2025"

static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025...
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A Waymo robot w passenger had to backup to make room for a semi truck to turn, prob done w Waymo telops assistance:

Brannan and 4th St, San Francisco

Ever since the light rail was built on 4th, it's been difficult to impossible for a semi to make that turn without this.

OP: tiktok.bunnyfantacy
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Rare passenger video of her interaction w Waymo telops/CSR after her robot was hit by a truck trying to pass it on a narrow street a human driver prob wouldn't have taken, per OP.

Video shows a smashed rear camera, immobilizing the robot requiring PAX rescue & vehicle tow.

OP: tiktok.esthermonster
December 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Waymo's 12/10 school bus Safety Recall Report ignores most of the 26 known incidents, inc a 12/1 post-fix AISD incident:

"Waymo is aware of 12 citations that have been identified as related to this behavior, all of which occurred between 9/25/2025 and 11/14/2025"

static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025...
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Freeway routing improves Waymo $/hr not $/mile revenue.

no fwy:
68 min, 25 mph ave
$31/hr ~= $60k/yr & 52k VMT/yr

mostly fwy:
40 min, 45 mph ave
$50/hr ~= $100k/yr & 90k VMT/yr

Waymo's fwy-price for no fwy trips subsidizes w $, customers subsidize them w their time.

OP: reddit.SandwichEconomy889
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nice explanation of what's in one of the files Waymo reports to CPUC by

@wildcalifornia.bsky.social

A major issue is the CPUC reporting only covers 1 of 4 kinds of Waymo VMT. DMV annual mileage report covers Test VMT. Manual & tow/rescue are unreported.

www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/how-waymo-...
How Waymo Spends Its Time Between Trips
Today’s post comes from Dr.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM