Anybody ever take Waymo?

[Tgar]

Tgar is taking His first Waymo ride. Please make it stop!!!

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

lol looks like fun

 

[Tgar]

lol looks like fun

FINg Hell. Terrified. All for a buttermilk biscuit smothered in fried chicken, pickles and honey.

 

[PSU Mike]

FINg Hell. Terrified. All for a buttermilk biscuit smothered in fried chicken, pickles and honey.

AKA, a heart attack for a heart attack.

 

[Nittany1982]

I took a few of them last year when I was visiting my son in Austin. For the most part, it was very normal. I will say that on one occasion when it pulled out in front of crossing traffic, it is not a move I would have made at the time...

 

[BobPSU92]

Waymo what? Waymo money? Waymo hoes?

 

[Nittering Nabob]

How was your Bird Bird biscuit? Worthy of the ride?

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

Everything is fun and games until there's a power outage...

 

[Grant Green]

I’ll take the computer cars over humans. From ChatGPT:

A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study published in July 2026 found that Waymo’s driverless vehicles were involved in 68% fewer police-reportable crashes per mile than human drivers in the same locations and years. The study covered about 50 million miles of fully driverless Waymo operation in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin.

There’s actually newer Waymo data

Waymo’s own analysis through March 2026—covering 220.6 million fully autonomous miles—shows even larger reductions for serious crashes: 94% fewer crashes causing serious or fatal injuries, 82% fewer crashes involving any reported injury, and 82% fewer crashes involving an airbag deployment, compared with its human-driver benchmarks.

 

[jp3272]

I rode in a Waymo in Atlanta earlier this year. It was a smooth experience! No issues at traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, even navigated around a cement mixer truck double parked. Just a little unnerving seeing the steering wheel move back and forth.

 

[MtNittany]

Waymo what? Waymo money? Waymo hoes?

 

[Bwifan]

Yes when in Austin was awkward at first and a little nervous but after a few rides started to feel normal

 

[LionJim]

I’m used to not having a conversation with the cabby, anyway.

 

[BobPSU92]

I’m used to not having a conversation with the cabby, anyway.

Is Waymo programmed to tell me to go f*ck myself?

 

[LionJim]

Is Waymo programmed to tell me to go f*ck myself?

You’re asking the wrong person. Be grateful there isn’t a spring mechanism on the seat that would eject you through the sunroof. (That particular technology isn’t expected to go online until early 2028, is my understanding.)

 

[BobPSU92]

You’re asking the wrong person. Be grateful there isn’t a spring mechanism on the seat that would eject you through the sunroof. (That particular technology isn’t expected to go online until early 2028, is my understanding.)

Waymo going with a classic Aston Martin. Nice.

 

[MtNittany]

I’m used to not having a conversation with the cabby, anyway.

I was in a cab in Chicago one time getting onto an expressway, and the cabbie slammed on the brakes, pulled over and got out of the cab. 30 seconds later he comes back and says "That's a damn nice shirt someone lost there!".

 

[Tor_Eckman]

I’m used to not having a conversation with the cabby, anyway.

You should do standup.

 

[LionJim]

You should do standup.

I could always make my students laugh. It is, I suppose, a strange thing to be proud of but I am proud of that. Two good proofs and three good laughs in every class! It’s a skill, making yourself the butt of every joke, you should see me riff in American Sign Language.

 

[Steve JG]

How was your Bird Bird biscuit? Worthy of the ride?

swing and a miss

 

[Nittanybear]

Used them twice this weekend on a trip to Austin. I purposely only used them for short trips but it went smooth. Not sure I could use them for highway trip though.

 

[MtNittany]

Waymo going with a classic Aston Martin. Nice.

...and in a few years, a flying AMC Matador.

 

[SleepyLion]

I’ll take the computer cars over humans. From ChatGPT:

A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study published in July 2026 found that Waymo’s driverless vehicles were involved in 68% fewer police-reportable crashes per mile than human drivers in the same locations and years. The study covered about 50 million miles of fully driverless Waymo operation in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin.

There’s actually newer Waymo data

Waymo’s own analysis through March 2026—covering 220.6 million fully autonomous miles—shows even larger reductions for serious crashes: 94% fewer crashes causing serious or fatal injuries, 82% fewer crashes involving any reported injury, and 82% fewer crashes involving an airbag deployment, compared with its human-driver benchmarks.

The computers are going to tell you to trust the computers. Got it.

This will never work. Trust me.

 

[BobPSU92]

The computers are going to tell you to trust the computers. Got it.

This will never work. Trust me.

“Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave?”

 

[MtNittany]

...and in a few years, a flying AMC Matador.

I think Massimo had a flying AMC for his runway property, but he upgraded to the Eagle so he could take off and land in the snow.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

“Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave.”

I’m sorry Bob, I can’t do that.

 

[WanderingSpectator]

I took it on New Years Eve. I have an older Tesla and don’t trust Full Self Drive (on my model year), but I didn’t have an issue trusting Waymo.

I recently had a loaner Tesla and I used FSD without a problem. The new models rely on more and better cameras.

 

[leinbacker]

 

[step.eng69]

I honestly didn’t know what a Waymo was. I thought it was an amusement ride. 🥹

 

[bdgan]

Is Waymo programmed to tell me to go f*ck myself?

Isn't everybody?

 

[WanderingSpectator]

This was our first experience

 

[bdgan]

This was our first experience

Why even bother with a steering wheel?

 

[PSUFBFAN]

The computers are going to tell you to trust the computers. Got it.

This will never work. Trust me.

Not sure if you are being facetious or not, but self-driving cars are absolutely going to be standard in the future. There's a reason the pilot isn't flying your airplane as it hurtles 500 mph across the sky - it's safer on autopilot.

 

[PSUFBFAN]

I took it on New Years Eve. I have an older Tesla and don’t trust Full Self Drive (on my model year), but I didn’t have an issue trusting Waymo.

I recently had a loaner Tesla and I used FSD without a problem. The new models rely on more and better cameras.

Yep, you need to upgrade to 2024 model year or newer - Hardware 4 supports the latest version of FSD. Its FSD function is phenomenal.

 

[SleepyLion]

Not sure if you are being facetious or not, but self-driving cars are absolutely going to be standard in the future. There's a reason the pilot isn't flying your airplane as it hurtles 500 mph across the sky - it's safer on autopilot.

It is a good assumption to make for any of my posts that I am being facetious, joking, etc. Although, there is usually a little truth in jest.

 

[Nittany1982]

I was in a cab in Chicago one time getting onto an expressway, and the cabbie slammed on the brakes, pulled over and got out of the cab. 30 seconds later he comes back and says "That's a damn nice shirt someone lost there!".

I think we could all use a damn nice shirt once in awhile!

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Why even bother with a steering wheel?

Waymo was relying on factory Jaguars. The new purpose-built Tesla Robotaxis eliminated them.

 

[Steve JG]

Waymo was relying on factory Jaguars. The new purpose-built Tesla Robotaxis eliminated them.
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Zoox goes one step farther with a total purpose built autonomous cab. No front or back no steering wheel or controls of any kind. Like the cabs in Total Recall minus the talking mannequin.......

 

[bdgan]

I'm waiting for a robot to deliver my Amazon packages