Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
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Events:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Disclaimer and info
01:59 Car arriving, doesn't arrive quite as I expected
02:14 Boarding
02:42 Ride start
04:42 Unprotected left
05:30 Driving feel compared to Pacificas
05:58 Stop sign left turn
06:10 Speed bumps
06:28 Unprotected right on busy street
09:38 Unprotected left, busy street
10:48 App screen recording
10:57 Right turn on yellow
11:14 Driving behind electric scooter
11:36 Light rail on rider screen
14:02 Protected right with pedestrian in crosswalk
14:15 Unprotected left but not that exciting
14:31 Unprotected left but not that exciting
14:45 Four way stop
14:55 Pull over stop
15:59 Ride resumes and close but don't touch
16:20 Right turn, yielding to pedestrians
16:40 Quickly changing lanes to avoid pedestrians in the road
17:23 Unprotected right, stop sign
17:55 Four way stop
20:51 Unprotected left, but not that exciting
22:22 Tracking a lot of pedestrians simultaneously
22:39 Passing a truck with the back open and ramp down, tight-ish squeeze
23:17 Four way stop
23:31 Ride stop and resume
23:57 Unprotected right, pacing light rail train
24:34 Little bit nervous around pedestrians close to the curb, but very smooth handling
27:57 Four way stop and screen visual glitch
28:32 Unprotected right
29:05 Unprotected left
29:30 Yielding to pedestrians in crosswalk
32:16 Roundabout
32:32 Avoided my three point turn spot noooo
32:50 New warning chime that alerts you if there's a car coming when you're about to open the door
35:17 Unprotected left, stop sign
35:45 Right turn into neighborhood
36:28 Unprotected right and left lane change
41:47 Protected left
42:19 Yielding to emergency vehicle
43:20 Unprotected left
43:31 Gets stuck right after left turn, routing went a bit funky
44:10 Fleet response team intervenes remotely
44:30 Rider support calls in and end of fleet response interaction
45:03 Neighborhood stop sign
46:01 Unprotected right out of neighborhood
46:14 Protected right and trying to decide which lane to go in (watch the screen path)
49:20 Unprotected left but not that exciting
51:33 Unprotected left
51:58 Being cautious around pedestrians
52:38 Crazy unprotected right
53:07 Stopping at flashing yellow
53:58 Bit of steering wheel shaking through the intersection
54:57 Spotify test
55:34 Dude ahead can't decide which lane to be in
58:50 Protected left and GoPro dies
59:30 Unprotected right and GoPro returns
1:00:35 Four way stop
1:01:05 Four way stop
1:01:25 Four way stop
1:02:00 Non-standard intersection
1:02:30 Four way stop
1:02:45 Four way stop
1:03:02 Yielding to pedestrians at four way stop
1:04:00 Yielding to pedestrian in crosswalk
1:04:26 Unprotected left and yielding to pedestrians in crosswalk
1:05:21 Through yellow light and swinging around a bus
1:05:38 Ride end
Questions for Reed:
06:40 How did you guys launch so quickly?
07:30 What sort of localization changes are made to the Waymo Driver between cities?
11:18 How do you choose the service area?
12:47 What's the deal with railroad tracks?
14:00 How the service area will change over time
20:17 What plays into the UX differences between generations?
26:59 What factors are involved in choosing available pickup/dropoff spots?
38:03 What's the deal with Spotify?
39:42 Plan with I-PACEs in Chandler?
43:00 Will you merge the service areas?
45:30 Is there any way for the rider to tell that the car is being given remote support?
48:57 How does the number of support crew change over time?
56:38 Funniest edge cases you've seen?
1:00:20 Interesting point about LiDAR and stop signs
1:04:20 Announcement voice?
I apologize for the rendering error at
02:28
Not sponsored, endorsed by, or affiliated with Waymo.
Thank you to everyone at Waymo who made this possible!
Events:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Disclaimer and info
01:59 Car arriving, doesn't arrive quite as I expected
02:14 Boarding
02:42 Ride start
04:42 Unprotected left
05:30 Driving feel compared to Pacificas
05:58 Stop sign left turn
06:10 Speed bumps
06:28 Unprotected right on busy street
09:38 Unprotected left, busy street
10:48 App screen recording
10:57 Right turn on yellow
11:14 Driving behind electric scooter
11:36 Light rail on rider screen
14:02 Protected right with pedestrian in crosswalk
14:15 Unprotected left but not that exciting
14:31 Unprotected left but not that exciting
14:45 Four way stop
14:55 Pull over stop
15:59 Ride resumes and close but don't touch
16:20 Right turn, yielding to pedestrians
16:40 Quickly changing lanes to avoid pedestrians in the road
17:23 Unprotected right, stop sign
17:55 Four way stop
20:51 Unprotected left, but not that exciting
22:22 Tracking a lot of pedestrians simultaneously
22:39 Passing a truck with the back open and ramp down, tight-ish squeeze
23:17 Four way stop
23:31 Ride stop and resume
23:57 Unprotected right, pacing light rail train
24:34 Little bit nervous around pedestrians close to the curb, but very smooth handling
27:57 Four way stop and screen visual glitch
28:32 Unprotected right
29:05 Unprotected left
29:30 Yielding to pedestrians in crosswalk
32:16 Roundabout
32:32 Avoided my three point turn spot noooo
32:50 New warning chime that alerts you if there's a car coming when you're about to open the door
35:17 Unprotected left, stop sign
35:45 Right turn into neighborhood
36:28 Unprotected right and left lane change
41:47 Protected left
42:19 Yielding to emergency vehicle
43:20 Unprotected left
43:31 Gets stuck right after left turn, routing went a bit funky
44:10 Fleet response team intervenes remotely
44:30 Rider support calls in and end of fleet response interaction
45:03 Neighborhood stop sign
46:01 Unprotected right out of neighborhood
46:14 Protected right and trying to decide which lane to go in (watch the screen path)
49:20 Unprotected left but not that exciting
51:33 Unprotected left
51:58 Being cautious around pedestrians
52:38 Crazy unprotected right
53:07 Stopping at flashing yellow
53:58 Bit of steering wheel shaking through the intersection
54:57 Spotify test
55:34 Dude ahead can't decide which lane to be in
58:50 Protected left and GoPro dies
59:30 Unprotected right and GoPro returns
1:00:35 Four way stop
1:01:05 Four way stop
1:01:25 Four way stop
1:02:00 Non-standard intersection
1:02:30 Four way stop
1:02:45 Four way stop
1:03:02 Yielding to pedestrians at four way stop
1:04:00 Yielding to pedestrian in crosswalk
1:04:26 Unprotected left and yielding to pedestrians in crosswalk
1:05:21 Through yellow light and swinging around a bus
1:05:38 Ride end
Questions for Reed:
06:40 How did you guys launch so quickly?
07:30 What sort of localization changes are made to the Waymo Driver between cities?
11:18 How do you choose the service area?
12:47 What's the deal with railroad tracks?
14:00 How the service area will change over time
20:17 What plays into the UX differences between generations?
26:59 What factors are involved in choosing available pickup/dropoff spots?
38:03 What's the deal with Spotify?
39:42 Plan with I-PACEs in Chandler?
43:00 Will you merge the service areas?
45:30 Is there any way for the rider to tell that the car is being given remote support?
48:57 How does the number of support crew change over time?
56:38 Funniest edge cases you've seen?
1:00:20 Interesting point about LiDAR and stop signs
1:04:20 Announcement voice?
I apologize for the rendering error at
02:28
