Why “waymos” is being discussed
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I think it varies by location. I think they can in SF and other cities where they’ve been around a while. They can’t do highways where I am, but they only started doing public W…
by snailmailman · Oct 21, 2026
Waymo does a full stop before making a right turn. I hate how people make blind right turns even though it is the pedestrian's right-of-way. The auto industry has a firm hold on…
by nisanthan · Oct 21, 2026
The ones in LA just get stuck behind things because LA loves its park anywhere you want anarchy. But also the Waymos use alleys, driveways, and private parking lots that they're…
by kenhwang · Oct 21, 2026
On my commute home there is always a street that has 5-6 Waymos trying to turn left from the middle lane because they could not successfully change lanes. Blocks traffic every s…
by ivantop · Oct 21, 2026
I am now so Waymo-pilled that if all crossing directions are oncoming Waymos I will simply cross between them, regardless of their green signals. Works in SF; may not apply in y…
by jeffbee · Oct 21, 2026
You can tell that this piece is written by someone who visited San Francisco to sit in a Waymo and then extrapolated how weird it must be for people who see them every day. In r…
by binlog · Oct 21, 2026
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