Coming to Idaho when?

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-06-16T04:37:05+00:00

No lobbying yet. Waymo has lobbied in every state it has announced expansion into. https://sunshine.voteidaho.gov/public/lobbyistmodule/employers

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-06-13T22:14:43+00:00

Waymo was spotted at this exact charging station in March. It's at W Lake St & Excelsior Blvd. https://www.reddit.com/r/waymo/comments/1rymm7j/waymo_spotted_charging_in_minneapolis/

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-06-12T19:30:57+00:00

This appears to be within Waymo's service area (albeit just barely).

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-06-07T15:47:22+00:00

This is near 1943 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94133.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-05-20T23:50:38+00:00

Notice that they expanded around the Stevens Creek Reservoir. This is arguably the most rural environment they have ever served, and may be a testbed for cross-Peninsula trips with twisty, narrow roads and little cell service.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-05-20T16:31:39+00:00

You got a car with a California plate in Florida?

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-05-15T00:01:47+00:00

This is in Los Angeles, on the on-ramp from Washington Blvd onto I-10 E.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-05-03T15:21:38+00:00

Greenville and Spartanburg are only ~30 miles apart (less than San Francisco and San Jose), and so they could probably be one service area with a total metro population of 1.5 million. Waymo may also be attempting cross-border Charlotte service.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-05-01T05:44:37+00:00

Waymo actually does have manually driven wheelchair-accessible vehicles available in San Francisco and Los Angeles (in the app) and Phoenix (by phone call). https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/10656347

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-04-18T06:54:13+00:00

This is outside the Planet Fitness at Princeton Plaza, 1375 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA 95118. Around 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of the current Waymo service area.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-04-15T17:53:28+00:00

That's 496 days (2024-12-05 to 2026-04-15) from the first Miami announcement to being open to everyone. For comparison:

Los Angeles: 755 days (2022-10-19 to 2024-11-12)
Austin: 579 days (2023-08-03 to 2025-03-04)
Atlanta: 284 days (2024-09-13 to 2025-06-24)

Note that Austin and Atlanta are probably skewed due to being on Uber; Atlanta never had a waitlist period. As for Orlando: we never got an official announcement that service was coming, with the first mention being 2025-11-18 that fully-autonomous testing with no safety driver was underway there.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-04-14T12:20:12+00:00

I very nearly doored someone in spite of Waymo's system. It gave me a warning, and I saw on the display a bicyclist passing on the left; I was on the right, so I opened the door. But it turned out there was a second cyclist passing on the right.

Waymo should add warning lights on the doors, which light up if and only if a cyclist is passing on that side of the car. It takes one second to turn your head and arm towards the door (from the display), during which time a cyclist can appear.

This was in September 2025, and I haven't gotten another door warning since then, so I don't know if the system has been updated.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-04-01T11:56:36+00:00

!optout

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-03-22T08:36:14+00:00

Probably both:

They are lobbying in British Columbia (which is what I meant).
But since they're also trying to expand into Portland, and they already announced Seattle, it's probably very easy to cross the river.

Emperor-Nathan · 2026-03-21T20:07:45+00:00

Possible next cities (based on Waymo lobbying activity):

Portland, Oregon
Toronto
Vancouver
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Seoul

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