Videos
Ride in a Waymo car (or thirty) along with me as I document Waymo's testing program for their driverless vehicles in Chandler, Arizona USA.
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Chapters:
00:00 Ride #1
25:15 Ride #2
43:23 Ride #3
01:02:31 Ride #4
Highlights:
Three point turn - 00:51
Avoiding rogue truck - 05:41
Somewhat a construction zone - 06:50
Busy unprotected left turn - 18:04
Two tight squeezes - 23:37
Gun it! - 38:41
Cul De Sac - 42:06
How to summon a ride/Waymo app demo - 42:45
Construction zone - 46:29
Avoiding reckless guy on unprotected left turn - 01:00:30
Parking lot mayhem - 01:01:02
Parking lot mayhem 2: pedestrians - 01:03:40
00:00 Car arriving
00:53 Ride start
02:25 Anticipating a possible stop
03:32 Three rights to make a left
04:25 "The Waymo Driver is in control at all times"
05:08 Vehicle on right side of road causes weird steering behavior
05:50 Unprotected right
06:26 Through a yellow light
09:58 Protected right
00:00 Car arriving
01:12 Ride start
01:38 Unprotected left
02:06 Protected left
02:54 Explanation of some map screen features
04:10 First appearance of roadside assistance
04:59 Cyclist
00:00 Car arriving and shenanigans
01:01 Ride start
01:28 Bit of interesting stop sign logic
03:25 Thread the needle around a trailer
04:56 Unprotected left
09:10 Unprotected left
00:00 Ride already started
00:37 Unprotected right
01:10 Protected right
02:05 Four way stop
03:47 Unprotected right
06:40 Cone recognition
08:40 Unprotected right
14:15 Close call yellow light
17:25 Tough unprotected right
19:55 Unprotected left
00:00 Car arriving
00:30 Ride start
02:10 Unprotected left
07:00 Weird right turn
11:55 Computer vision troubles
00:00 Car arriving
01:10 Rider support call
02:50 Ride start
02:55 Another rider support call
07:35 Unprotected right
11:06 Unprotected left
13:30 Stop sign left
14:22 Unprotected right
17:01 Unprotected left
18:32 Unprotected left
19:31 Bonus footage
00:00 Car arriving
00:45 Ride start
02:40 Unprotected right
03:36 Unprotected right
04:35 Jogger in the bike lane
07:30 Unprotected left
08:20 Tough unprotected right
12:20 Main road unprotected left
16:30 Parking lot entrance/unprotected left
17:54 Sudden stop
00:00 Car arriving
00:30 Ride start
01:08 Car backs out, blocks Waymo
02:02 Camera dies
03:30 Actually like $0.83, we forgot the flag drop
04:46 That's definitely not a BDG joke
05:29 Unprotected left
06:32 Unprotected right
07:19 Abandons lane change
10:45 Unprotected left
12:48 Bonus close-ups
00:00 Boarding
00:29 Ride start
00:40 Pedestrian mayhem
01:36 Unprotected right
01:50 Jaywalker
04:20 School zone
05:50 Protected right
08:05 Protected right
09:35 Unprotected left
10:25 Tricky unprotected right
13:37 Protected right
15:03 Construction zone
15:52 Tricky unprotected left
24:50 Unprotected left with obstructed view
27:10 Signs: close, but don't touch!
29:25 Protected left
29:59 Parking lot stand-off
30:42 Roadside assistance team makes and appearance
00:00 Car arriving
00:38 Boarding
01:18 Ride start
01:51 Unprotected right
04:15 Passing cyclist
06:25 School zone
08:50 Car almost pulls out in front
14:01 Tricky unprotected left
15:35 Great turn signal logic
15:56 Nice parking lot navigation
From commenter:
Parking Lot: 0:00
Ride Starts: 1:20
North Dobson Road: 2:01
Red Light (Straight): 2:10
Cyclist on Right: 4:17
Lane Change Left: 4:45
Red Light (Straight): 4:59
Slow Zone: 6:07
Rare Vehicle on Right: 7:13
(Unstable in visualization during partial occlusion at 7:18)
Yellow Light (Straight): 7:40
Yellow Light (Straight): 9:26
South Dobson Road: 9:40
Red Light (Straight): 10:03
Yellow- Red Light (Straight): 11:58
Left Turn: 13:53
West Germann Road: 14:12
Lane Change Right: 14:19
Lane Change Right: 14:40
Right Turn: 15:27
Parking Lot: 15:47
Ride Ends: 16:29
00:00 Car arriving
00:25 Ride start
01:22 Unprotected right
02:22 Protected right
05:35 Unprotected right
08:29 Stop sign
09:14 Unprotected left
10:10 Tricky unprotected right
15:02 Protected left
16:45 Hugging the right side of the lane for a truck
17:45 Tricky lane changes
18:20 Unprotected right
19:40 Accidental rider support call
00:00 Stuck spot?
00:50 Car arriving
01:14 Boarding
01:30 Ride start
02:10 Unprotected left/sudden braking
02:50 Unprotected right/jogger pedestrian
03:20 Yellow light close call
05:01 Cyclist recognition
07:27 Protected right
11:20 Rider support call
19:55 Waits politely for other traffic
21:35 Right turn
21:50 Small unprotected left
22:19 Stop sign left with obstructed view
22:45 Unprotected left
25:20 Right turn and ride end
00:00 Stuck spot?
00:13 Car arriving
00:31 Boarding
00:50 Stuck spot escape/three point turn
01:40 Unprotected right
10:10 Hugging the left side of the lane; traffic avoidance
11:30 Protected right
11:50 Yellow light close-ish call
14:15 Forced lane merge
18:20 Cone in back of truck, not confused at all
19:31 Tricky unprotected left
00:00 Car arriving
00:25 Boarding
01:08 Ride start and immediately stuck
03:35 Starts moving a bit
04:10 Properly moving and parking lot shenanigans
05:18 Unprotected right
06:21 Forced merge, difficulties
07:11 Protected right
07:35 Hesitating for pedestrians
09:15 Protected left
14:10 Tricky right lane change
15:30 Protected right
19:50 Braking incident
20:45 Ride end
21:01 Steering wheel close ups
00:00 Car arriving (in a place closed to the sky)
00:30 Boarding
00:55 Ride start
01:08 Unprotected right
01:35 Four way stop
03:32 Waymo roadside assistance van
04:25 Unprotected left
04:40 Going around a stopped truck/LiDAR point cloud up close
05:10 Pedestrian detection
07:40 Construction cones
08:15 Faulty pedestrian detection
08:55 Unprotected left
10:02 Turn signal animation demo
10:34 Protected right
14:45 Car inching forward from out of nowhere
15:50 Going around stopped bus
18:45 Right turn into parking lot and pedestrians
00:00 Parking lot escape
00:58 Unprotected right
02:10 Mini construction zone
03:55 Unprotected left
05:25 Unprotected left
09:40 Yellow light close call
15:20 Protected right
16:25 Protected left
0:00 First fully self driving ride and Waymo intro video
1:10 Visualization glitch
1:15 Response to ambulance
1:28 Crossing guard with stop sign
1:33 What a pull-over looks like
1:38 Directing traffic
1:51 Waiting for firetruck
2:14 Cone avoidance three point turn
3:53 More cones and three point turn
4:51 LiDAR/Camera dome cleaning routine
5:02 LiDAR/Camera dome cleaning routine, closer up and from the top down
5:21 Avoid getting stuck, remote assistance
00:00 Car arriving
00:19 Boarding
00:45 Ride start
02:10 Slows down for leaves on the road?
04:40 Ops app
07:05 Unprotected right
10:15 Unprotected left
12:50 Sudden braking
13:35 Interesting peception stuff
14:05 Remote assistance kicks in
15:07 Runs over debris
00:00 Car ariving
00:29 Ride start
01:29 Unprotected right
02:04 Unprotected left
03:24 Lightly raining, slowly increases
06:10 Protected left
06:30 Starts raining for real
07:20 Disengagement
07:55 Rider support call
10:33 Blue checkmark explained
00:00 Car arriving
00:31 Three point turn, refuses to get stuck
01:28 Ride start
01:55 Unprotected right
03:10 Protected right
04:25 Unprotected left
05:40 Protected right
06:45 Yellow light close ish call
07:50 Right turn into neighborhood
09:05 Christmas decorations classified as pedestrians
10:50 Unprotected left
13:32 Unprotected left
00:00 We got the stuck spot!
00:40 Remote assisted, completely backs out of stuck spot
01:48 Roadside assistance shows up, disengagement
02:40 Car misses pickup spot
03:28 Nudging for cyclist
03:38 Roadside assistance team is lurking
03:58 Car arriving
04:16 5th gen I-PACE
05:05 Forced merge, honked at
05:20 Unprotected left
05:40 Unprotected left
06:25 Nudging, pedestrian challenge in Costco parking lot
08:57 Seeing pedestrians in the store
09:35 Car arriving
10:18 Rider support recognizes me
11:10 Three point turn issues, gets stuck
12:09 Rider support call
13:10 Roadside assistance on the way
13:50 Roadside assistance arrives
15:15 Disengagement
00:00 Boarding
00:19 Ride start and bit of sudden braking
01:23 Unprotected right
02:20 Protected right
04:15 Unprotected right
06:10 Map error
06:35 Protected right
09:30 Unprotected left
10:30 Bit of sudden braking
19:10 Emergency vehicle (ambulance)
22:20 More emergency vehicles
26:40 Protected left
28:05 Attempted right lane change
32:40 Protected left
33:03 Unprotected left
35:07 Three point turn
00:00 Car arriving
00:30 Boarding
00:45 Ride start
02:10 Unprotected left
02:35 Unprotected right
04:50 Forced merge
05:35 Cyclist
06:26 Protected right
08:50 Gets cut off
09:20 Right turn into parking lot 09:28 Disappearing car
00:00 Start
00:12 :D
01:40 Unexpected slowdown for unknown object
04:15 Two traffic lights in close proximity, nice edge case
07:33 Beginning of main city streets
08:17 Demonstration of object permanence issues
11:05 Map glitches
14:42 Police cars and construction
15:41 Ambient noise demonstration (the sensors are silent, here's proof!)
17:16 Where the shaking noise is actually coming from
26:01 Cool demo of a car on a trailer
27:25 Heavier-ish traffic starts
29:16 Still seeing a car that was under a tarp
33:03 Unprotected left
33:10 Misses the destination, does a go-around
36:07 Pedestrian misclassification
00:00 Start
01:54 Unprotected right turn
03:17 Busy unprotected right and passing of a bus
05:00 A person just keeps rolling and sort-of almost hits the car. Not quite though
06:06 Different car, same map issue
13:09 Unprotected left
14:41 Unprotected left
16:27 Right lane change with a car coming up on the right side
27:19 Unprotected left but the truck keeps going for some reason, causing slowdowns
28:15 Unprotected right
31:23 Changing my destination after the ride was already over
00:00 Calling car
00:48 Ride start
01:10 New UI reaction
02:09 Riding tips video
03:10 Unprotected left
06:38 Unprotected left + distracted(?) driver
16:55 Construction zone
19:01 Weird LiDAR point cloud reflections
20:10 Identifying every single car at a massive intersection
21:32 Unprotected left
23:26 Will Waymo go outside the service area?
24:24 Screen recorded example of changing destination with the app
25:49 Roadside assistance team is lurking
27:22 VERY tight turn
00:00 Car arriving
00:48 Ride start and weaving through pedestrians
02:45 Roadside assistance is lurking
03:35 Unprotected right turn
03:50 Two very early lane changes
06:36 Adjusted work zone speed limit + construction
07:43 Interesting vehicle detection quirks
10:57 Impressive crosswalk logic
18:03 Unprotected left and three rights to make a left--sort of
18:54 Unprotected right
20:33 Scarily confident unprotected right
23:40 Roadside assistance is lurking (again)
24:40 Editing dropoff spot, app demo
25:15 Pedestrians jumping out in the middle of the road
26:00 More pedestrian reactions
26:55 Roadside assistance is lurking (and they waved at me this time)
00:00 Calling the first car and new nameplate demo
00:48 Unprotected left
01:13 Music system explanation
01:53 Odd noises
02:28 UI bug/new music system preview
04:00 Good waiting behavior
04:18 Forced 3 point turn
05:09 Another forced 3 point but from external view
06:10 Roadside assistance is lurking
06:27 Bit of a hard right, turn signals please?
07:25 Roadside assistance is lurking
07:37 Car gets stuck, then abandons me
08:15 Unprotected left, and Waymo took out my tricky spots from this neighborhood :(
00:00 Longer or shorter videos?
00:30 Explanation of the title/safety driver locked me out
02:54 Apologies for the dirty screen
04:06 Examples of off limits places
04:51 Pedestrian crossing out in front
07:33 Unprotected right
08:34 Getting cut off
12:51 New theory on why routing is strange?
14:14 Disengagement (what you're here for)
18:49 Semitruck in the middle of the road
19:17 Driver monitoring system (DMS) at work
21:30 Example of service area border on the screen and unprotected left
21:47 Unprotected left
22:15 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA (Waymo removed my stuck spots)
00:00 Not gonna lie, I'm kinda proud of how smooth this intro shot is
00:21 Haha (video title)
01:00 Ride start
01:12 Unprotected right
02:14 Unprotected right
02:49 Unprotected right
06:10 Sudden brake
06:31 Unprotected left
14:30 Massive blocked off road section (in software, not physically)
16:07 Tricky lane change
17:21 Unprotected right
18:04 Cyclist--REALLY hugging the left side of the lane
21:03 Completely avoids my stuck spot (sees the cones, watch the reroute in realtime)
00:00 Car arriving
00:37 A bunch of stuff has changed
01:09 Ride start
01:40 Hooray, a less insane route
02:19 Unprotected right
02:39 Unprotected right
03:33 Sorry about the messy screen
06:07 Unprotected right
08:44 Phantom car
10:58 Ambulance detection
12:05 Sensor miscalibrations?
12:31 Pacifica owners watch this
17:31 Almost unprotected left
19:10 Protected left
21:42 How I do the traffic light countdown
23:13 Impressive pedestrian permanence
24:08 "Don't fix the problem, just apply duct tape to it"
25:14 Unprotected left w/ obstructed view
26:28 Up close LiDAR point cloud view of a cyclist
00:00 Trying to call a ride
00:54 Ride start
01:49 Tricky parking lot escape/unprotected left
03:49 Unprotected right
04:10 Reading traffic lights that face directly into the sun
04:28 Hugging the left side of the lane for a pedestrian in the bike lane
06:05 Slight slowdown for a van
08:56 Unprotected right
09:47 Slowing down for a Kia Soul pulling out in front
11:02 Bit of heavy phantom braking
12:33 Reacting to being cut off
16:34 Oh great, Waymo removed another left turn from the map
18:30 Unprotected left
21:44 Waymo plz, add me to the music beta
26:10 Unprotected left
26:38 Unprotected left, heavy-ish traffic
00:00 Sneak peek
01:05 Ride start (Sorry this took so long, but here you go @J.A.E.R.)
01:45 Unprotected right
02:58 Unprotected left
03:27 Lane change trickery
03:56 Unprotected right
04:48 School zone
06:13 Unprotected right
07:43 Surprise construction zone
10:35 A ton of people crossing the street
11:01 Unexpected detour + more shenanigans
14:54 Unprotected right + truck partially blocking lane
16:22 Unprotected right
18:16 Safety driver recognizes me LOL
20:02 Unprotected right + safety driver consents to being in the video
00:00 Car arriving
00:14 Ride start
00:24 Way too close for comfort
01:03 Stop sign right turn
01:57 Stop sign left turn
02:28 Protected left
06:52 Unprotected right
09:01 STILL no roadside assistance anywhere
09:53 Safe, but confident
10:29 Sorry Waymo, I take back what I said
12:16 Protected left
13:09 Certain types of people that annoy me
16:29 Unprotected left
17:45 Entering school zone
18:14 Unprotected left
18:33 Saved myself from getting stuck on accident
00:00 Car arriving
00:35 Someone at the depot made a mistake
00:58 Ride start and stuck situation
02:16 I got a 360 camera, AI DRIVR style
04:04 Unprotected left
04:28 Pedestrian in the median, Waymo hesitation
06:31 Thoughts?
07:27 Busy unprotected left
09:12 Protected right
11:51 Unprotected left
12:25 "Spicy" unprotected left
13:25 Pedestrian chaos ensues
00:00 Car arriving
00:35 Ride start/Costco parking lot stress test again
01:49 Unprotected right
02:00 Cone recognition demo
02:48 Protected right
06:32 Protected left
07:30 Honking...?
07:59 Follows through on lane change even while slowing down
00:00 Car arriving
00:05 Wait, was that roadside assistance? No
00:30 People filming the car
00:40 Ride start
00:54 WAY too close for comfort, but it's a robot so sure why not
01:51 Almost sudden stop but not quite?
03:04 Protected left
04:18 Waymo 5th gen Jaguar I-PACE
04:36 Complete camera disaster
05:35 Timestamp to skip camera disaster
06:33 Scooter = pedestrian not cyclist (well they're not one, so)
07:15 Unprotected left
08:05 Protected right
00:00 Car arriving and--oooo new camera angle? Not a drone, just me and a long tripod
00:32 Video sync and ride start
01:01 New camera!
02:05 Unprotected right
02:42 Still no roadside assistance
05:21 Protected right
11:20 Unprotected right
11:55 Cone recognition
13:21 Protected left
14:15 Inches forward at a light
16:20 Construction/work zone demo
20:25 Pedestrian mayhem
21:29 Sorry Waymo did we just break something on accident and not realize
21:52 Unloading shenanigans and high angle drive away shot
00:00 Camera issues that last for 5 minutes
00:57 Ride start
01:25 Unprotected right
03:02 Forced merge
03:49 Unprotected left
05:05 Camera issues fixed
05:45 Side mirrors vs signs: close, but won't touch
08:05 Protected left
10:31 Why I wanted to use telemetry from the GoPro but can't
12:10 We get cut off in traffic
13:41 Guy filming us
18:21 Talking to said guy
20:50 Protected left
23:32 Stoplight hesitation?
24:44 Protected right
25:40 Unprotected left and bit of turn signal feedback
27:34 Police car/emergency vehicle recognition demo
27:45 Unprotected left
28:13 Unprotected left
00:00 Intro/explanation
00:50 Boarding
01:27 Ride start
02:10 Pedestrian classification error
02:20 Unprotected right
02:43 Protected left
06:50 Protected left
08:01 Tricky unprotected left (with lane creep)
08:59 Parking lot shenanigans
10:40 Ride end
00:00 Tour of the Waymo App
06:00 End of Waymo app tour/car arriving
06:54 Ride start
06:55 Tricky unprotected left
08:30 Protected right
09:50 Apologies for the brightness
11:00 Turn signal feedback
11:10 Surprise construction...? (work) zone
12:10 Pedestrian classification error
14:15 Unprotected left
17:20 Visualized car violently shaking
21:07 Vehicle detection never fails to impress
26:24 Protected left
00:00 Ride already started
00:13 Tricky unprotected right
00:35 Occluded pedestrian recognition
01:15 Forced merge
02:17 Right turn into neighborhood
04:45 Occluded pedestrian recognition
05:25 Unprotected left
06:10 Occluded pedestrian recognition
10:30 Destinations I want to go to: not on the map
16:30 New website!
00:00 Multistop trip demo
01:20 Car arriving
01:39 Boarding
01:51 Ride start and fixed the lighting!
02:45 Sees pedestrian inside a building
02:58 What's up with the turn signals
03:20 Unprotected right
04:46 Reading two traffic lights at once
05:10 Bit of heavy braking
07:40 Comment shoutout of the day
08:58 Right turn with a pedestrian in the crosswalk
09:32 Forty seconds of serious needle threading (cars parked on either side of the street)
10:22 "Close, but don't touch" unprotected right
11:15 Where that silly voiceover sound came from
11:50 Work/construction zone
15:20 Multistop trip shenanigans begin
15:59 Pedestrian walking in the road
17:21 Rider support call
00:00 Multistop hailing demo
00:45 Boarding
01:10 Ride start
01:38 Pointless complaining/feedback
02:15 Camera adjustments
02:40 End of camera adjustments
02:50 Unprotected left
03:16 Unprotected left
03:34 Parked car starts moving/bit of traffic confusion
03:53 Unprotected left
05:05 Pedestrian tracking difficulties
06:46 Shaking noise fixed
07:15 Probably shouldn't be looking at this
08:10 Protected right with pedestrians in crosswalk
08:53 Close but don't touch
09:05 Unprotected left
09:45 Parking lot/pedestrian shenanigans begin
10:20 Whole Mars Catalog, I challenge you to a duel
10:56 Waymo using Costco as a pedestrian test area?
00:00 Car arrived
00:11 Boarding
00:33 Ride start
01:08 Unprotected right
01:35 Music system explainer page and beginning of shenanigans
03:30 Cyclist
04:40 Protected right
06:40 Cool LiDAR point cloud demo (watch the bus)
08:36 Got Spotify to work...? nope
09:20 Getting cut off in traffic
09:45 Forced merge
10:05 Wait so it always stops playing at 8ish seconds...
10:50 Attempted left lane change
11:10 Abandons lane change at the last second
11:50 What about YouTube? no
12:30 Finally does the lane change
14:05 What about podcasts? Actually, yes
15:43 Unprotected left
16:05 Spotify???? Hello?????
16:25 Unprotected left
17:10 Parking lot/pedestrian shenanigans
17:20 Music system summary
17:30 Goes around a stopped car/close but don't touch
18:12 Roadside assistance is still following me, by the way
00:00 Multistop trip ride hail
01:22 Boarding
01:39 Ride start and pedestrian heavy area
02:58 Pacifica owners, what's this?
04:01 Unprotected right
04:12 Camera troubles
04:35 Unprotected right
05:48 Protected left
06:37 Yellow light timing
07:30 Cyclist
10:30 Unprotected left
13:30 Delayed lane change
14:00 Does not see garbage truck with flashing lights as emergency vehicle
15:10 Rough protected right
15:20 Forced merge
17:20 No idea what's going on here
00:00 Hey, multistop car swap didn't affect the wait time! I was wrong
00:42 Where I spotted roadside assistance last video (but didn't have cameras rolling)
01:25 Ride start
01:55 Pedestrian misclassification/error
02:30 Unprotected right
02:50 More music system troubles (I never actually get any music playing in this video)
04:09 Apologies, forgot the stoplight countdown so will use timestamps for it
05:00 End of stoplight
06:40 Enthusiastic guy recording the car
07:13 Protected right
08:05 Casting device completely gone
08:40 Unprotected right
09:30 Waymo app keeps crashing...?
12:49 Protected right
14:25 Parking lot begins
00:00 Car arriving and R.I.P. balloon
00:20 Boarding
00:38 Ride start and rider support call
01:00 Parking lot/pedestrians
01:55 Unprotected right
02:15 Cyclist
02:48 Unprotected left
04:25 Unprotected right
07:26 Recentering on a road with no lane lines
07:38 Technically an unprotected left but not really exciting
08:20 Edging forward on unprotected right until surroundings are fully visible (watch the planner route)
08:39 Technically an unprotected left but not really exciting
09:40 Unprotected right and Spotify issues
10:25 Person honks at me
11:25 Major Spotify issues
12:10 Music doesn't work on Spotify, but PODCASTS do????
12:35 Protected right
12:50 Goes around stopped bus, close but don't touch
00:00 Car arriving and roadside assistance...?
00:40 Boarding
01:15 Ride start
02:02 More pedestrian classification/errors. (specifically confused by backflow preventers. This happens a lot)
03:25 Protected left
04:45 Random app crashing
06:13 The Two Generals' Problem?
07:35 Very close unprotected left
08:30 More music fun begins
11:25 Bit of a rough lane change
12:50 Protected right
15:00 SoundCloud test
16:30 Slowing down passing a bus
16:43 Placing a cyclist obscured by bushes correctly
17:58 Protected right but with someone turning left on the other side
18:55 Keyword "shouldn't" Ha yeah right
19:35 Right turn into parking lot
00:00 Ride start and pedestrians run amok
00:50 Cool demo of slowing down for a wide turn
01:10 Planner route adjusting for pedestrians
01:45 Unprotected right
02:20 Sorry about my obsession with the music system lol
03:00 Spotify problems begin
03:35 Protected left
03:57 Shhhhh nobody heard that
04:45 Oops wasn't recording phone screen, here's a demo of the random skipping
07:20 Unprotected right and visualization of bus shaking around like crazy
09:55 Comment shoutout of the day
12:15 Safety driver gives me a dirty look
14:30 Bit of a rough lane change
00:00 Intro
00:10 Boarding and hello to Dave! đź‘‹
01:03 Ride start
01:25 Stop sign right
01:40 Unprotected right
02:25 Observant AI
03:35 Right turn into neighborhood
04:25 I'm blind lol
04:35 4 way stop
04:42 Pedestrian in bike lane disappears off the visual
05:25 Can kinda see how wide the main LiDAR is
05:55 Pedestrian classification error
07:50 Unprotected right
08:25 Unprotected left
08:45 Right turn into parking lot
09:45 Pedestrian shenanigans begin
10:40 People love staring at us
11:25 Serious planner route shake
11:45 Car thinks someone was about to jump out and front but there was actually nobody. (Update: further looks into this suggest it was someone getting into the car)
12:25 Occluded unprotected right
13:16 Unprotected right
15:20 Protected left yellow light
18:20 Right turn into parking lot
18:32 Pointless complaining but this is legitimate feedback :)
00:00 Car arriving
00:25 Boarding
01:04 Ride start
02:07 Unprotected right
02:18 What is this thing on the visualization
05:25 Landscape work on the sidewalk
05:40 Unprotected right
06:15 Spotify...? Starting to lose hope
06:35 This sound is used in two places
07:05 Google assistant? Wha? Probably not, but...
08:10 Signaling for new lane
09:25 Construction zone
09:35 Abandoned lane change
09:45 Emergency vehicles/police car visualization demo
13:18 Unprotected left
15:37 Seriously who does this
16:20 Local cast doesn't work with music system
16:31 Unprotected right, hesitating for gold caravan
18:50 Right turn into parking lot
19:00 I keep repeating myself lol
19:54 Stuck spot success!
21:25 Three point turn
00:00 Saw roadside assistance
00:29 Car arriving
00:45 Boarding
01:15 Ride start
01:30 Four way stop
01:55 Unprotected right
03:20 Turn onto residential street
03:35 Passing someone with car door open
06:10 Squeeze between cones and trash can
07:30 Three way stop
08:15 The most elaborate possible right turn
10:05 Protected left
12:40 Lane change
14:40 Blasting through yellow light
16:15 Taking the scenic route (oh great)
18:00 Protected left
20:30 Four way stop
22:10 GoPro overheats and stops recording
22:37 Multistop trip after this one, had to cancel since wait time went up to 50 minutes
00:00 Car arriving
00:35 Boarding
00:59 Ride start
01:30 Apologies for the extra noise
01:40 Ultimate parking lot escape begins
03:10 Going around stopped truck
03:30 Threading the needle
03:50 Point cloud showing 30ft tall pedestrian
04:10 Unprotected right
04:23 Amazon Music test this video
04:40 Protected right
04:55 Unprotected right
07:50 Waymo if you're listening
08:00 Unprotected right
08:37 Unprotected right
13:30 Protected right/safe turn with pedestrian in crosswalk
15:10 Bit of trouble identifying pedestrian on the left side
15:40 Actual start of Amazon Music test (sacrificed my monetization for this lol)
16:00 Protected left
18:00 Left lane blocked for construction
18:10 Being SUPER cautious around a truck
23:20 Unprotected left with partially obstructed view
24:45 Mini construction zone
25:10 Bunch of cones in a row
25:35 Trucks in the landscaping
25:45 Aggressive unprotected right
26:50 Plastic bag in the lane
29:55 Unprotected left with absolutely insane lane change
00:00 Ride start/parking lot
01:10 Unprotected right
02:40 Unprotected left
03:20 Right lane change
04:24 Unprotected right
05:56 Right turn detour
06:34 Four way stop
07:33 Unprotected left
09:05 Right lane change
09:47 Fatal mistake
10:11 Unprotected left
11:01 Important explanation, please watch
11:32 Waymo's official statement
12:22 Beginning of car getting stuck
13:22 Roadside assistance called
13:32 Rider support call
16:47 Car makes the turn, but gets stuck again and starts blocking the road
20:05 Roadside assistance makes an appearance
20:08 Asking the real questions (is roadside assistance always following me?)
20:53 Car reverses from stuck spot, but gets stuck again and blocks the entire lane
21:29 Roadside assistance called again
21:39 Construction folks take the cone away
23:01 Construction guy directing traffic
23:23 Talking to construction guy
23:46 Car runs away from roadside assistance
24:35 Car gets stuck again
25:21 Roadside assistance called again
25:50 Roadside assistance finally arrives
26:25 Car runs away again
27:39 Doors unlocked, car finally stopped for good
28:24 App screenshot
28:50 Roadside assistance team member boards the vehicle
29:14 Disengagement
30:51 Trip continues in manual
32:01 Sorry roadside assistance guy!
32:51 Asking the real questions again (is roadside assistance always following me?)
33:45 Oh joy, now announcements cover up *even more* of the screen
00:00 Boarding
00:30 Note the seatbelt
00:41 Ride start/neighborhood driving
01:06 Stops to let bird pass
01:43 Rider support call
02:30 Four way stop, hesitating in case pedestrian crosses the road
04:28 Hard brake for unexpected behavior from other car
05:12 Four way stop
05:28 Traffic cones flying about on the rider screen
06:12 Unprotected right, really nicely done
09:13 Teensy bit of braking for the cyclist
10:03 Beginning of wacky detour
10:40 Unprotected left at stop sign
11:10 Unprotected left (technically, not really exciting though)
11:40 Actual unprotected left
12:30 Unprotected right
12:50 Driving with no road lines
13:20 Hesitating at residential unprotected left
13:55 Wacky pedestrian detection on the rider screen
14:46 Go go go go go!
15:11 Bonus stuck spot clip!
15:32 Right turn into stuck spot
15:45 Shifts into park but ride doesn't "end"
16:28 Ride finally "ends"
16:40 Starting ride again, planned route goes through the cones
16:55 Rider support call
17:12 Rider support exasperated sigh (sick of dealing with me at this point I bet)
17:28 Should not have said that
17:50 Car backs out
00:00 Ride start
00:08 Being a rebel
00:23 Rider support call (they're on to me now, oh boy)
00:49 Stop sign left turn
01:20 Unprotected right
02:05 Three way stop
03:25 Unprotected right
04:55 Unprotected right
05:25 Left lane change
06:50 Protected left
11:15 Unprotected left, little bit tricky
11:20 Two right lane changes
12:30 Four way stop
13:13 Waymo can't pronounce Español
00:00 Boarding
00:30 Ride start
01:30 I'm betting it's the cooling system
01:40 Unprotected right
05:50 Unprotected right
06:40 Demo showing why the perspective is a bit warped
12:30 Protected right
14:43 Protected left
16:18 Comment of the day
16:58 Vehicle with flashing lights, but not an emergency vehicle
20:43 Impressive pedestrian recognition
21:04 Impressive right lane change
21:42 Waymo PLEASE. PLEASE STOP IT (petty complaining)
22:18 Right turn into parking lot, mayhem ensues
22:54 Hard braking event
23:10 Point cloud completely freaking out and shaking around
00:00 Ride start
01:14 Unprotected right
02:17 Forced merge that could have been cool
02:45 Close but don't touch protected right
03:37 Unprotected right
04:50 Protected left
10:13 Right lane change
10:56 Protected right
12:40 Scary unprotected right (close to the most nervous I've ever been in a Waymo vehicle)
14:20 Unprotected left ("facing into the sun!")
14:30 The long way 'round
14:40 5th gen I-PACE
16:21 Unprotected right
17:50 Protected left
20:00 Liiiitle bitta braking for guy in left lane
23:20 Protected left
26:00 Protected right
27:07 Unprotected left and motorcycle broken down on the side of the road
27:36 Slight flash warning (looks like Premiere botched a frame in the export or something)
29:00 Gun it! (unprotected left)
29:25 Unprotected left
30:30 Funny story (subjectively at least)
00:00 Arriving at pickup spot
00:42 Car going the wrong direction to pick me up
01:04 Car finally arriving
01:41 Boarding
01:51 Ride start and... hey it didn't play the sound!
02:21 Unprotected left
02:57 Right turn into school zone
03:50 Unprotected right
05:05 Detours gone insane
09:07 Tricky ish unprotected right
14:14 Unprotected right and double lane change
15:56 Protected left
23:54 Actually I'd argue it's fine with both of those roads
24:08 Unprotected left
25:35 Technically cones?
26:10 Unprotected right
27:10 Weekly Spotify update
28:35 Car on visualization skipping around
30:25 Bicyclist crossing in front of the car
32:30 Unprotected right
33:34 Turn into parking lot
34:00 Reselects dropoff spot to account for person backing out
00:00 Ride start
00:30 Blind unprotected right on an incline
01:12 Comment of the day 1
02:00 Rider support call
04:15 Beginning of insanity (the detour in question)
05:05 Look at the route
05:20 Unprotected right
06:50 Right turn into neighborhood
09:10 Three way stop
10:00 Protected left
10:25 Right turn into neighborhood again
11:35 Three way stop
12:25 Three way stop
14:55 Literally the exact same route every time
15:05 Unprotected right
16:28 Unprotected right/end of insanity... almost
17:20 Good luck, Mike
17:50 Protected left
23:26 Protected left
25:49 Protected left/another silly detour
25:33 Three way stop
27:14 Comment of the day 2
29:10 School bus...?
29:30 Three way stop
29:55 School zone
30:35 School bus...? No
31:15 Crazy map screen glitch
00:00 Intro and hello!
00:23 Ride start
00:50 Unprotected right
01:06 Unprotected right
05:30 Unprotected right
11:50 Unprotected left
16:05 Wacky car detection (look at the middle of the intersection on the screen)
16:17 Protected left
16:50 Unprotected left
17:06 Should be cool pedestrian demo, but no
00:00 Intro
00:15 Ride start
00:50 Unprotected right
01:23 Unprotected right
01:50 Protected right
06:50 Slowing down for a dip
14:05 Unprotected left
14:31 Unprotected left
00:00 Car arriving
00:00 Ride start
00:35 Super tricky unprotected right
02:26 Very reasonable route!
04:40 Apologies for the speedometer
06:30 Cool point cloud/weird car edge case
09:20 Unprotected right
11:14 Going 25mph for... is it the fire station?
12:44 Right turn into parking lot
00:00 Ride start
00:35 Unprotected right
05:30 Protected right
06:10 Really outstanding left lane change
06:50 Actually really smart stoplight logic
08:10 Unprotected left
10:24 Four way stop
10:50 Technically unprotected left, but not notable
11:30 Super cool unprotected left logic (video title)
00:00 Car arriving and masks requirement dropped, hooray!
00:36 Ride start
01:22 Tricky unprotected right
04:15 Unprotected left/detour
06:05 False pedestrian recognition
06:30 Four way stop
08:15 Unprotected left
12:25 Right turn into empty parking lot
00:00 Intro
00:10 Ride start
01:05 Screen cam stops recording for no reason
01:25 Unprotected right
03:35 Screen cam comes back
04:53 Pointless detour
07:17 Unprotected left
11:56 Unprotected left/another pointless detour
13:06 Unprotected right
13:27 Unprotected right
14:14 Unprotected right
00:00 Intro
00:14 Ride start and rider support call
00:52 DTMF tone...?
01:34 Planner trying to decide whether or not to go around this person
02:07 Unprotected right
05:55 Protected right
06:40 Super cool cautious braking
07:09 Four way stop
07:39 Comment of the day
08:27 Technically unprotected left but not particularly exciting
11:50 Right turn into parking lot
00:00 Multistop wait time test
00:25 Car having a bit of trouble arriving
01:17 Boarding
01:59 Ride start
02:45 Tricky parking lot turn situation
03:50 Unprotected right
04:32 Bus glitching about on the screen
05:05 Protected right and weird u-turn using a cul de sac
05:50 Unprotected right
06:56 Unprotected left
07:45 Stupidity ensues
10:45 Car hangs back super far at the light (probably because of the parking lot entrances to either side?)
17:49 Protected left
18:00 Attempted right lane change
18:22 Sorry about this, no idea how it happened but too late to fix
20:36 Protected right
21:54 Stop sign unprotected left
23:07 Entering parking lot
23:51 In-N-Out stuck spot test
00:00 Intro and ride start
00:40 Unprotected right
01:24 Protected right
02:10 Beginning of super long detour
09:32 End of super long detour
10:31 Techinically unprotected left but not super exciting
14:30 Right lane change (takes a few attempts)
15:40 Right turn into parking lot
00:00 Explanation (why I'm leaving)
01:54 Waymo Via truck leaving the depot
02:14 The setup
02:28 Car arriving
02:55 Boarding
03:40 Ride start
05:55 Unprotected left (not tricky)
06:30 Protected right
06:43 Slowing down slightly for bird
06:50 Four way stop with obstructed view of the stop sign
11:21 Police car visualization on the screen
11:49 Unprotected right
12:51 Proceed through yellow light
13:32 Right lane change being cautious around another car
13:51 Protected right
17:40 Lane change into new lane
22:46 Unprotected left (not tricky)
26:08 Unprotected left
26:30 Unprotected left (this one is typically scary)
27:44 Ride end
28:11 Waymo eats my camera
28:40 My next video?
29:03 Bloopers
30:14 Farewell tribute :)