John Berry
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John Berry
@aniccia.bsky.social
· Jul 25
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.
Another Waymo robot failed amid an active police action. PD told Waymo telops to make their robot turn right, but the robot+telops still doesn't, ie Waymo's "system" disobeyed PD:
Pico Blvd at Grand Ave, LA
This is why PD often just drive Waymo robots out of the way.
OP: tiktok.noticiasenlacalle1
Pico Blvd at Grand Ave, LA
This is why PD often just drive Waymo robots out of the way.
OP: tiktok.noticiasenlacalle1
Waymo se queda estancado en medio de un perímetro donde la policía estaba en plena investigación y tuvieron que ayudarle a salir #losangeles #policia #ultimahora🚨 #waymo #noticiasenlacalle
TikTok video by noticiasenlacalle1
www.tiktok.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Another Waymo robot failed amid an active police action. PD told Waymo telops to make their robot turn right, but the robot+telops still doesn't, ie Waymo's "system" disobeyed PD:
Pico Blvd at Grand Ave, LA
This is why PD often just drive Waymo robots out of the way.
OP: tiktok.noticiasenlacalle1
Pico Blvd at Grand Ave, LA
This is why PD often just drive Waymo robots out of the way.
OP: tiktok.noticiasenlacalle1
Zoox expanded their geo for free rides to a little more than 2 sq miles, ie ~5% of the land area of San Francisco.
All the nearby surface streets have speed limits within Zoox 25 mph DMV permit cap.
Today, I saw one Zoox SUV w safety driver near the Embarcadero in SoMa for the first time in years.
All the nearby surface streets have speed limits within Zoox 25 mph DMV permit cap.
Today, I saw one Zoox SUV w safety driver near the Embarcadero in SoMa for the first time in years.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Zoox expanded their geo for free rides to a little more than 2 sq miles, ie ~5% of the land area of San Francisco.
All the nearby surface streets have speed limits within Zoox 25 mph DMV permit cap.
Today, I saw one Zoox SUV w safety driver near the Embarcadero in SoMa for the first time in years.
All the nearby surface streets have speed limits within Zoox 25 mph DMV permit cap.
Today, I saw one Zoox SUV w safety driver near the Embarcadero in SoMa for the first time in years.
"just passed by a malfunctioning waymo in LA"
OP: x.MarlowNYC
Westbourne Dr by Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Its top hat lidar wasn't displaying customer initials as it should while waiting for a pickup, so prob another failed robot.
Still wonder why telops can't turn them off and on again.
OP: x.MarlowNYC
Westbourne Dr by Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Its top hat lidar wasn't displaying customer initials as it should while waiting for a pickup, so prob another failed robot.
Still wonder why telops can't turn them off and on again.
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"just passed by a malfunctioning waymo in LA"
OP: x.MarlowNYC
Westbourne Dr by Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Its top hat lidar wasn't displaying customer initials as it should while waiting for a pickup, so prob another failed robot.
Still wonder why telops can't turn them off and on again.
OP: x.MarlowNYC
Westbourne Dr by Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Its top hat lidar wasn't displaying customer initials as it should while waiting for a pickup, so prob another failed robot.
Still wonder why telops can't turn them off and on again.
street finds own use for automated mobile whiteboards
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
street finds own use for automated mobile whiteboards
Another failed Waymo robot awkwardly blocking traffic:
Rural & Warner, Tempe, AZ
AFAIK, this satisfies AZ AV regulations minimum requirement for a failed robot's Minimal Risk Condition, ie stopped wherever endangering others.
Waymo doesn't have to report this failure to anyone.
OP: tiktok.bsnels
Rural & Warner, Tempe, AZ
AFAIK, this satisfies AZ AV regulations minimum requirement for a failed robot's Minimal Risk Condition, ie stopped wherever endangering others.
Waymo doesn't have to report this failure to anyone.
OP: tiktok.bsnels
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Another failed Waymo robot awkwardly blocking traffic:
Rural & Warner, Tempe, AZ
AFAIK, this satisfies AZ AV regulations minimum requirement for a failed robot's Minimal Risk Condition, ie stopped wherever endangering others.
Waymo doesn't have to report this failure to anyone.
OP: tiktok.bsnels
Rural & Warner, Tempe, AZ
AFAIK, this satisfies AZ AV regulations minimum requirement for a failed robot's Minimal Risk Condition, ie stopped wherever endangering others.
Waymo doesn't have to report this failure to anyone.
OP: tiktok.bsnels
Zoox video announcing their free ridehail service in San Francisco shows a ride being booked ~1.5 miles outside of Zoox service area. GM Cruise used to post similar aspirational ads.
Zoox has had as many recalls this year as Waymo's had ever.
Zoox CA driverless permit limits them to 25 mph in SF.
Zoox has had as many recalls this year as Waymo's had ever.
Zoox CA driverless permit limits them to 25 mph in SF.
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Zoox video announcing their free ridehail service in San Francisco shows a ride being booked ~1.5 miles outside of Zoox service area. GM Cruise used to post similar aspirational ads.
Zoox has had as many recalls this year as Waymo's had ever.
Zoox CA driverless permit limits them to 25 mph in SF.
Zoox has had as many recalls this year as Waymo's had ever.
Zoox CA driverless permit limits them to 25 mph in SF.
100 block of Townsend St, San Francisco
Same block as Andreessen Horowitz SF office and Cloudflare HQ, and a block from Giants baseball park and the old and now very quiet GM Cruise HQ.
Something this AM, prob by Embarcadero, backed up traffic in this area and Waymo robots were in the thick of it.
Same block as Andreessen Horowitz SF office and Cloudflare HQ, and a block from Giants baseball park and the old and now very quiet GM Cruise HQ.
Something this AM, prob by Embarcadero, backed up traffic in this area and Waymo robots were in the thick of it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
100 block of Townsend St, San Francisco
Same block as Andreessen Horowitz SF office and Cloudflare HQ, and a block from Giants baseball park and the old and now very quiet GM Cruise HQ.
Something this AM, prob by Embarcadero, backed up traffic in this area and Waymo robots were in the thick of it.
Same block as Andreessen Horowitz SF office and Cloudflare HQ, and a block from Giants baseball park and the old and now very quiet GM Cruise HQ.
Something this AM, prob by Embarcadero, backed up traffic in this area and Waymo robots were in the thick of it.
Microsoft's Automated Infestation as a service.
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Microsoft's Automated Infestation as a service.
"Waymo is introducing fully autonomous driving in five new cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando... today in Miami, and...in the remaining four cities over the coming weeks"
Waymo:
"autonomous" == safety driver
"fully autonomous" == no safety driver
waymo.com/blog/2025/11...
Waymo:
"autonomous" == safety driver
"fully autonomous" == no safety driver
waymo.com/blog/2025/11...
Safe, Routine, Ready: Autonomous driving in five new cities
Waymo is introducing fully autonomous driving in five new cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. Operations start today in Miami, and will begin in the remaining four cities over th...
waymo.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Waymo is introducing fully autonomous driving in five new cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando... today in Miami, and...in the remaining four cities over the coming weeks"
Waymo:
"autonomous" == safety driver
"fully autonomous" == no safety driver
waymo.com/blog/2025/11...
Waymo:
"autonomous" == safety driver
"fully autonomous" == no safety driver
waymo.com/blog/2025/11...
"For about a minute I watched the bus driver not able to figure out what to do about a driverless car that can't back up to get out of the way."
OP: reddit.Piper-Bob
16th & Peachtree, Atlanta
Prob Waymo telop ordered/assisted the robot to get out of the way, though OP didn't say how this resolved.
OP: reddit.Piper-Bob
16th & Peachtree, Atlanta
Prob Waymo telop ordered/assisted the robot to get out of the way, though OP didn't say how this resolved.
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"For about a minute I watched the bus driver not able to figure out what to do about a driverless car that can't back up to get out of the way."
OP: reddit.Piper-Bob
16th & Peachtree, Atlanta
Prob Waymo telop ordered/assisted the robot to get out of the way, though OP didn't say how this resolved.
OP: reddit.Piper-Bob
16th & Peachtree, Atlanta
Prob Waymo telop ordered/assisted the robot to get out of the way, though OP didn't say how this resolved.
Lyft and Uber drove a fair share of the worst of the 2010s AV hype, exploiting it to boost their IPOs.
Lyft's 2019 IPO prospectus mentioned "autonomous" 109 times. It was the best rationale they had for how they'd be profitable.
Uber killed a pedestrian in 2018 amid their rush to compete w Waymo.
Lyft's 2019 IPO prospectus mentioned "autonomous" 109 times. It was the best rationale they had for how they'd be profitable.
Uber killed a pedestrian in 2018 amid their rush to compete w Waymo.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lyft and Uber drove a fair share of the worst of the 2010s AV hype, exploiting it to boost their IPOs.
Lyft's 2019 IPO prospectus mentioned "autonomous" 109 times. It was the best rationale they had for how they'd be profitable.
Uber killed a pedestrian in 2018 amid their rush to compete w Waymo.
Lyft's 2019 IPO prospectus mentioned "autonomous" 109 times. It was the best rationale they had for how they'd be profitable.
Uber killed a pedestrian in 2018 amid their rush to compete w Waymo.
This article fails to mention "Zoox Explorers" can Zoox explore only within a ~1 sq mile area of San Francisco ~centered around the Zoox depot across the street from the old GM Cruise depot & Costco.
"Zoox has deployed a fleet of 50 robotaxis between San Francisco and Las Vegas" and Foster City?
"Zoox has deployed a fleet of 50 robotaxis between San Francisco and Las Vegas" and Foster City?
Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo
Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo
Riders can sign up to join the "Zoox Explorers" program to take free rides on the company's box-shaped vehicles in certain San Francisco neighborhoods.
cnb.cx
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This article fails to mention "Zoox Explorers" can Zoox explore only within a ~1 sq mile area of San Francisco ~centered around the Zoox depot across the street from the old GM Cruise depot & Costco.
"Zoox has deployed a fleet of 50 robotaxis between San Francisco and Las Vegas" and Foster City?
"Zoox has deployed a fleet of 50 robotaxis between San Francisco and Las Vegas" and Foster City?
Tesla "robotaxi" so safe even the safety driver can fall asleep. Maybe not.
"Tesla Robotaxi in SF just over a week ago...safety driver...fell asleep at least three times...car's pay attention safety alert...woke him back up...reported [to]...support...never got a response."
OP: reddit.ohmichael
"Tesla Robotaxi in SF just over a week ago...safety driver...fell asleep at least three times...car's pay attention safety alert...woke him back up...reported [to]...support...never got a response."
OP: reddit.ohmichael
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Tesla "robotaxi" so safe even the safety driver can fall asleep. Maybe not.
"Tesla Robotaxi in SF just over a week ago...safety driver...fell asleep at least three times...car's pay attention safety alert...woke him back up...reported [to]...support...never got a response."
OP: reddit.ohmichael
"Tesla Robotaxi in SF just over a week ago...safety driver...fell asleep at least three times...car's pay attention safety alert...woke him back up...reported [to]...support...never got a response."
OP: reddit.ohmichael
View of Waymo robots being human maintained (charging & disk swap) in the small street level lot of their original and possibly still main LA depot.
Notice a few Zeekr (6th gen) robots are mixed w mostly Jaguar (5th gen) robots.
Waymo robots spend ~half of their time at depots.
OP: x.lovesmonie
Notice a few Zeekr (6th gen) robots are mixed w mostly Jaguar (5th gen) robots.
Waymo robots spend ~half of their time at depots.
OP: x.lovesmonie
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
View of Waymo robots being human maintained (charging & disk swap) in the small street level lot of their original and possibly still main LA depot.
Notice a few Zeekr (6th gen) robots are mixed w mostly Jaguar (5th gen) robots.
Waymo robots spend ~half of their time at depots.
OP: x.lovesmonie
Notice a few Zeekr (6th gen) robots are mixed w mostly Jaguar (5th gen) robots.
Waymo robots spend ~half of their time at depots.
OP: x.lovesmonie
Tesla "robotaxi" is indefensible, though their crash record is BETTER THAN WAYMO OR CRUISE had for initial service in SF.
Waymo had 9 crashes in first ~46k miles of commercial ridehail service.
GM Cruise had a multi-person injury crash first day of commercial ops, resulting in their first recall.
Waymo had 9 crashes in first ~46k miles of commercial ridehail service.
GM Cruise had a multi-person injury crash first day of commercial ops, resulting in their first recall.
“.. Tesla’s current Robotaxi crash rate .. is about 2x higher than Waymo’s, despite in-car supervisors that prevent an unknown number of crashes.”
@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/11/17/t...
@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/11/17/t...
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Tesla "robotaxi" is indefensible, though their crash record is BETTER THAN WAYMO OR CRUISE had for initial service in SF.
Waymo had 9 crashes in first ~46k miles of commercial ridehail service.
GM Cruise had a multi-person injury crash first day of commercial ops, resulting in their first recall.
Waymo had 9 crashes in first ~46k miles of commercial ridehail service.
GM Cruise had a multi-person injury crash first day of commercial ops, resulting in their first recall.
"Waymo has already trained more than 20,000 first responders...through its First Responder Program"
US has ~4.6 million first responders. Turnover alone is >20k/month.
If you have to train 1st responders to cope w your incompetence, should you have a permit to drive?
www.kvue.com/article/news...
US has ~4.6 million first responders. Turnover alone is >20k/month.
If you have to train 1st responders to cope w your incompetence, should you have a permit to drive?
www.kvue.com/article/news...
First responders working to make autonomous vehicles safer in Austin
With state law preventing local governments from regulating AVs, first responders and city leaders are stepping in with AV companies to work through issues.
www.kvue.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Waymo has already trained more than 20,000 first responders...through its First Responder Program"
US has ~4.6 million first responders. Turnover alone is >20k/month.
If you have to train 1st responders to cope w your incompetence, should you have a permit to drive?
www.kvue.com/article/news...
US has ~4.6 million first responders. Turnover alone is >20k/month.
If you have to train 1st responders to cope w your incompetence, should you have a permit to drive?
www.kvue.com/article/news...
Waymo bug or cunning plan to lower their crash per mile stats?
FWIW, there are many videos of Waymo robots stuck in (compute) loops, including back and forth loops like this appears to be. Easier to fix for procedural than AI sw.
OP: tiktok.healthitess
FWIW, there are many videos of Waymo robots stuck in (compute) loops, including back and forth loops like this appears to be. Easier to fix for procedural than AI sw.
OP: tiktok.healthitess
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Waymo bug or cunning plan to lower their crash per mile stats?
FWIW, there are many videos of Waymo robots stuck in (compute) loops, including back and forth loops like this appears to be. Easier to fix for procedural than AI sw.
OP: tiktok.healthitess
FWIW, there are many videos of Waymo robots stuck in (compute) loops, including back and forth loops like this appears to be. Easier to fix for procedural than AI sw.
OP: tiktok.healthitess
And so it begins:
"Have you been in a Pasadena accident involving a Waymo vehicle?"
FTR, Waymo's California DMV driverless permits (Deployment & Test) do not include/allow Pasadena. Waymo's California Testing with a (safety) driver permit is statewide, AFAICT.
daalaw.com/blog/are-you...
"Have you been in a Pasadena accident involving a Waymo vehicle?"
FTR, Waymo's California DMV driverless permits (Deployment & Test) do not include/allow Pasadena. Waymo's California Testing with a (safety) driver permit is statewide, AFAICT.
daalaw.com/blog/are-you...
Are You a Pasadena Crash Victim? What to Do If a Waymo Was Involved
If you’ve been involved in a Pasadena car accident caused by a self-driving vehicle, you’re likely to face multiple challenges that other accident victims never have to think about. While self-driving...
daalaw.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
And so it begins:
"Have you been in a Pasadena accident involving a Waymo vehicle?"
FTR, Waymo's California DMV driverless permits (Deployment & Test) do not include/allow Pasadena. Waymo's California Testing with a (safety) driver permit is statewide, AFAICT.
daalaw.com/blog/are-you...
"Have you been in a Pasadena accident involving a Waymo vehicle?"
FTR, Waymo's California DMV driverless permits (Deployment & Test) do not include/allow Pasadena. Waymo's California Testing with a (safety) driver permit is statewide, AFAICT.
daalaw.com/blog/are-you...
"A Waymo may have captured footage of a shooting that killed one man and critically wounded another just after midnight Sunday in the Mission...authorities reached out to Waymo...[who] confirmed that someone involved in the fight “hit the back of the Waymo vehicle.”"
sfstandard.com/2025/11/16/w...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/16/w...
Gunfire kills one, critically wounds one behind a Waymo in the Mission
The robotaxi may have captured footage of the shooting, which erupted early Sunday after a fight at 16th and Valencia streets.
sfstandard.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"A Waymo may have captured footage of a shooting that killed one man and critically wounded another just after midnight Sunday in the Mission...authorities reached out to Waymo...[who] confirmed that someone involved in the fight “hit the back of the Waymo vehicle.”"
sfstandard.com/2025/11/16/w...
sfstandard.com/2025/11/16/w...
Waymo hit another "apparent" cat, reportedly at 26 mph ~midnight in Austin. Waymo's attached NHTSA crash report narrative doesn't mention if their robot stopped immediately after the crash as required else another Waymo automated hit and run.
Waymo's KitKat crash report should be public next month.
Waymo's KitKat crash report should be public next month.
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Waymo hit another "apparent" cat, reportedly at 26 mph ~midnight in Austin. Waymo's attached NHTSA crash report narrative doesn't mention if their robot stopped immediately after the crash as required else another Waymo automated hit and run.
Waymo's KitKat crash report should be public next month.
Waymo's KitKat crash report should be public next month.
Ironically, much if not all of the exterior of a Waymo robot is a blind spot of a Waymo robot. Another consequence of Waymo's incomplete replacement for a human driver who could at least get out and see/triage this. San Francisco, prob Castro District on or near Market.
OP: reddit.TheBestest
OP: reddit.TheBestest
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ironically, much if not all of the exterior of a Waymo robot is a blind spot of a Waymo robot. Another consequence of Waymo's incomplete replacement for a human driver who could at least get out and see/triage this. San Francisco, prob Castro District on or near Market.
OP: reddit.TheBestest
OP: reddit.TheBestest
I thought Waymo robots always used the windshield wipers during rain. Perhaps a ~random bug.
Not using them in heavy rain needlessly and significantly reduces passenger situational awareness, so if a problem occurs they'll be less able to help or cope.
Fine 'til suddenly not.
OP: tiktok.redactedf
Not using them in heavy rain needlessly and significantly reduces passenger situational awareness, so if a problem occurs they'll be less able to help or cope.
Fine 'til suddenly not.
OP: tiktok.redactedf
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I thought Waymo robots always used the windshield wipers during rain. Perhaps a ~random bug.
Not using them in heavy rain needlessly and significantly reduces passenger situational awareness, so if a problem occurs they'll be less able to help or cope.
Fine 'til suddenly not.
OP: tiktok.redactedf
Not using them in heavy rain needlessly and significantly reduces passenger situational awareness, so if a problem occurs they'll be less able to help or cope.
Fine 'til suddenly not.
OP: tiktok.redactedf
Prob a failed robot being rescued in AZ, aka a Vehicle Recovery Event.
Perhaps Waymo found a non-autonomous use for one of the 62,000 Chrysler Pacificas they said they'd buy the last time they were growing ~linearly while PR/suggesting they were growing exponentially, 2018.
OP: tiktok.luciag1977
Perhaps Waymo found a non-autonomous use for one of the 62,000 Chrysler Pacificas they said they'd buy the last time they were growing ~linearly while PR/suggesting they were growing exponentially, 2018.
OP: tiktok.luciag1977
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Prob a failed robot being rescued in AZ, aka a Vehicle Recovery Event.
Perhaps Waymo found a non-autonomous use for one of the 62,000 Chrysler Pacificas they said they'd buy the last time they were growing ~linearly while PR/suggesting they were growing exponentially, 2018.
OP: tiktok.luciag1977
Perhaps Waymo found a non-autonomous use for one of the 62,000 Chrysler Pacificas they said they'd buy the last time they were growing ~linearly while PR/suggesting they were growing exponentially, 2018.
OP: tiktok.luciag1977
A Waymo robot made an illegal left turn from the center straight only lane:
Guadalupe St turning onto 12th St, Austin, TX
Another 'should never happen behavior' by Waymo.
Fine and point(s) violation in TX, CA, AZ, GA.
Not the first time Waymo's done this.
Bug or feature?
OP: x.TheStreetsofATX
Guadalupe St turning onto 12th St, Austin, TX
Another 'should never happen behavior' by Waymo.
Fine and point(s) violation in TX, CA, AZ, GA.
Not the first time Waymo's done this.
Bug or feature?
OP: x.TheStreetsofATX
November 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A Waymo robot made an illegal left turn from the center straight only lane:
Guadalupe St turning onto 12th St, Austin, TX
Another 'should never happen behavior' by Waymo.
Fine and point(s) violation in TX, CA, AZ, GA.
Not the first time Waymo's done this.
Bug or feature?
OP: x.TheStreetsofATX
Guadalupe St turning onto 12th St, Austin, TX
Another 'should never happen behavior' by Waymo.
Fine and point(s) violation in TX, CA, AZ, GA.
Not the first time Waymo's done this.
Bug or feature?
OP: x.TheStreetsofATX
Another Waymo robot drove into fresh pavement. The tires may have sunk in up to an inch. Waymo robots have done this many times inc a couple NHTSA investigated. Waymo's never explained why they keep doing this. Kinda dangerous.
"my Waymo...drove right into a cement site"
OP: tiktok.mmmellyyy_22
"my Waymo...drove right into a cement site"
OP: tiktok.mmmellyyy_22
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Another Waymo robot drove into fresh pavement. The tires may have sunk in up to an inch. Waymo robots have done this many times inc a couple NHTSA investigated. Waymo's never explained why they keep doing this. Kinda dangerous.
"my Waymo...drove right into a cement site"
OP: tiktok.mmmellyyy_22
"my Waymo...drove right into a cement site"
OP: tiktok.mmmellyyy_22