Waymo…The Real Driverless Car Has Arrived

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[@aweisen1]

I get it. I understand this. I’ve been ready for this to happen. But it is WILD AF to see it in action like this.

[@runvnc208]

It happened years ago. They have been operating in Phoenix since 2022.

[@MayneEntertainment]

You know you in LA when you exit the car at 6:01 and it instantly go from soft music to sirens 😭 even the car was like "yea get out I gotta get outta here, tip me on the app"

[@pennytrui1149]

Lmao 😂

[@googlekeepsmemisinformed447]

He’s in Westwood right down the street from UCLA medical center and the VA hospital. Really nice and expensive area. That was an ambulance. Not cops.

[@bayandamsweli2005]

It sounded like Los Santos

[@flybriur]

Depends on what part of LA. I live in LA and don't hear sirens all that often.

[@MayneEntertainment]

@@flybriur I was just joking. I live in Miami, I honestly don't know the geographics of Los Angeles or any part of California besides what I seen in movies.... Such as, boys in the hood, menace to society, South Central, etc 😂

[@mfrapp20]

As someone who’s visually impaired and can’t drive, this makes me so excited! Hopefully within a decade I’ll be able to get a completely self driving car that’s commercially available

[@TheRealLink]

Same!

[@jayinhd4296]

As you watch a video and type on KZbin…

[@ReeganL420]

@@jayinhd4296you know there’s technology to make it possible for people who can’t hear or see to use the internet etc right?

[@PeterTeehan]

@@jayinhd4296 you can use voice to type and listen to the video - plus impaired doesn't make you blind, does make you handicapped but not totally blind. No need for bashing just enjoy the moment.

[@Tallacus]

The same tech that enables the car to see will make you see again one day as well, they are already doing that Elon Musk's NeuraLink

[@jayinhd4296]

This was waymo than I thought it would be 😏

[@RayyTX]

😏

[@pennytrui1149]

Lol 😏

[@johnlisten7520]

This comment will get sooo picked up lol

[@ohmdoergaming7495]

😏

[@AlainPierrelouis-lu2hh]

The car drive better than a lot of idiot I see in the street.

[@Vaultgirl88]

The light changed to amber…..interesting…we call it yellow in my neck of the woods

[@tpad6]

Looks more orange to me

[@7_of_9]

Lexus have had amber lights forever, they are better in fog conditions

[@bobbyman3211]

He’s from Canada. Some people call it amber over there. Most say yellow though.

[@houcoogster]

He must have never seen a computer screen in the early 80's. That's "Amber".

[@stoner27th]

Amber is the color of poop on the bedsheet.

[@christopherchavez530]

I have experienced Waymo in Phoenix and agree the ride was very smooth. Also the cost was very similar to lyft and uber, cheaper even since you don't need to tip.

[@CricketEngland]

Well I will safely use then when they are able to navigate the most dangerous roads in the world safely

[@wei-chunlee7140]

Waymo is San Francisco is the same. So smooth. I'd always pick Waymo if it's available in the area I'm traveling to

[@Leb666]

Should be much cheaper since they don't pay a human driver and get to keep all precedings. Not impressed.

[@FalconEcho]

​@@Leb666 Casual broke person not taking into account all the tech involved and maintenance for that tech. Brokey

[@miguelvirgo1160]

@@Leb666 BROKE PEOPLE ARE SO GROSS EWW

[@flybriur]

I drive these roads all the time. Not the worst roads to drive, but enough regular traffic that it's not super simple and completely relaxed driving either. Pretty impressive for a driverless vehicle.

[@LXXVII]

I never thought I'd be around to see the beginning of Delamain😂

[@LilStinky]

HAHAHA! Yes... an epic gamer refrence for sure man!

[@swhshy]

😭😭😭 literally bro

[@ilovesalad2702]

I THOUGH THE SAME LMAO

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

BEEP BEEP MOTHER*&!

[@drzz96]

Now we wait for waymo to lose half it's cars and ask us to find it for them

[@carwerks101]

working on cars for half of my life, I cant wait to not drive anymore

[@arcanestyles8928]

How do you feel about Tesla n such?

[@ColtsNation317]

😂

[@austincline]

Waymo was my main rideshare in San Francisco for a few days and I’m ready to never have another awkward Uber conversation again

[@cloudy1723]

I actually like talking to uber/cab drivers... One of my family friends is a cab driver, known him for over 10 years.

[@super1988guy]

I'm pretty sure all your uber drivers thought the same about you lol

[@martin19072]

@@super1988guyGOT HIM LOL!

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

I have to side with Austin on this.

[@bostonmatt]

Sad

[@RyanKester71]

I’ve ridden in a Waymo twice, in Phoenix. Both rides were amazing and just like you said in the video, very smooth it handled situations very well. No issues at all and like you experienced, I became very comfortable within minutes of the ride starting. Before my first Waymo ride, I was nervous and excited at the same time but after experiencing Waymo, all the nervous feelings went away. I will definitely use Waymo it again, hopefully many times.

[@letteralex]

How was the price compared to like a taxi or an uber?

[@RyanKester71]

@@letteralex comparable weekend pricing. The second ride was during a week day and was $5.

[@user-jz1nv9ll2j]

So up on traffic officials who's license they require

[@YofuMedia]

amazing... I cant wait to see how this will evolve within the next 5 years...

[@johnnymichael1804]

Absolutely! Me too. The less human interaction we have, the more progressive we become as a society. Love it!

[@gankster9007]

we're about to be the last generation to drive gas cars and probably the next would be the last ever to see cars that require a driver

[@YofuMedia]

@@gankster9007 good point

[@jon-kl9mk]

In the next five years will be like "its a bird its a plane no its a flying car 🙃

[@__-zm8yt]

I have dreames of this and i’m so happy it’s happening right now. Mabe in the future we don’t have to own a car. This could solve many problems in cities. Future is now.

[@thepencilcase1329]

what a bot you are, u would be happy if the government spoon feeding you chicken wouldnt you.

[@Tallacus]

Yet we still live in a country where you have to pay for your own healthcare...😢😢😢 The future will really come when we get our priorities in order

[@danzen6246]

​@@Tallacusnobody cares about your broke ass

[@SkeptiCol_3M]

I literally just had one of these things come through my parking lot lol. I dont know if it just dropped someone off and was then just conducting a 3 point turn, to get back to the street. But it pulled in next to my car, reversed, then departed up the street. Now im shocked to know that this damn thing was driving itself! what a time to be alive, man!

[@gurmanjotsingh4081]

Uber's gonna be pissed

[@Gabri3lRocha]

Uber has invested billions into self driving cars. They would rather have driverless fleets than have to pay humans filthy humans

[@manp1039]

i have a feeling Uber and Lyft will either be acquired by Waymo.. or create some kind of deal to license cars for them to use to help defray the cost of scaling to more cities?? the regular taxi car owners that have paid 100s of thousands of dollars for their medalions .. thinking they would never lose value.. and may even owe money in financing the purchase of those medalions or several of them will probably find the value in those medalions become alot less valuable.

[@syberpunk]

Millions (yes, millions) of drivers who depend on Uber and Lyft to make a living are gonna be pissed.

[@manp1039]

@@syberpunk I think the message is being passed to Uber and Lyft drivers that driving a car as a taxi like driver is more of a temporary situation. And that they should be looking for other kinds of jobs for longer job prospects. I understand Waymo is hiring. And as the industry grows and more robo taxis are on the road.. there will be more support roles for humans through Waymo and perhaps other companies that provide robo taxis?

[@Tallacus]

Who do you think was one of the first to start the driverless taxi? Uber and Lyft

[@info781]

I hate driving, can't wait for this.

[@xRadio2006x]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I'M READYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Great video tho. It was great to see the vehicle in action!

[@audimanao]

I’ve ridden in Wayne’s in Phoenix a lot of times and every time the drive is always very smooth and without any issue. I prefer them over normal ubers. The only thing is they take a more conservative route like side roads, they also drive the speed limit and do not speed so it can take a little longer to get to your destination than a normal uber.

[@chrisvela4860]

I always see them in odd dead end streets with the lights off, are they charging or waiting for the next passenger?

[@audimanao]

@@chrisvela4860 They’re probably waiting for a ride to be booked they’ll sit idle parked on the side of the road instead of just driving around while waiting for a ride to be booked, to conserve battery.

[@GrindThisGame]

They are plotting to the world takeover.@@chrisvela4860

[@designbymickey]

Completely random: I'd love to ask you some questions in an interview (I'm a UX designer and I'm doing a thesis project for my master's program about this very thing!)

[@mahbubhossainshamol9362]

It brought back my memory of using first escalator. Within 2 days I felt that pretty normal.

[@JaneSaidWhy]

This is wild!!! 🎉❤ Thanks for bringing us along.

[@rikspector]

Lew, That is impressive technology. I guess the only "flaw" is what idiots driving other vehicles might attempt. Cheers, Rik Spector

[@ronjones3977]

Not even remotely accurate........driverless cars are extremely flawed currently

[@Bunster]

ive seen videos where the waymo cant deal with broken down cars in lanes, they think its just a stopped car and will wait there till a support guy calls you

[@ronjones3977]

@@Bunsterthat's exactly what happens......not to mention there incapable of maneuvering around road work as well

[@eliteiel9747]

@@ronjones3977 Ye the technology is not there yet. But this car is using AI, it needs to work through these situations and see other drives deal with them to learn how to deal with them itsself... That's why the tech isnt public yet, its still learning through exposure, once the AI will have enough of a dataset we will probably get this in normal cars aswell, tho its probs gon be hella expensive at first.

[@ronjones3977]

@@eliteiel9747 the thing is even with more training roads are ever evolving on a day by day basis.....can't really train an ai model on a data set that is effectively forever changing

[@keithhh]

I was lucky to be able to experience this in San Francisco last year. Core memory for sure.

[@QuaBaller]

Driverless cars before GTA6

[@hermanenzo]

Lol

[@hUh106cm]

😂

[@Vaultgirl88]

I know! Talk about priorities are backwards

[@sathini.tsurefirek.t5419]

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[@vandanadumbare1049]

@@sathini.tsurefirek.t5419 .

[@isousad]

one day they will sell the technology just for the buyer to find out that remote drivers from India were driving them around.

[@Forcemaster2000]

I hope Los Angeleans can be nicer to Waymo than San Franciscans have been recently!

[@gah72b]

Thanks for the video, i look forward to it coming to NYC.

[@ethanalvarez3458]

Love Waymo. It's my go to when bar hopping with friends in AZ

[@philippe_choquette]

Great video Lew, with a genuine use and reaction. It's crazy that this is happening.

[@onetakewonder1999]

My guy, you forgot your seatbelts

[@veemacks7255]

Surprised the car didn't bong aggressively about that like most US spec cars do. They ding and bong like crazy. This one didn't give a damn.

[@bardz0sz]

EU cars bing and bong at you as well

[@riomendoza1111]

This is Waymo cooler than what Tesla does

[@pennytrui1149]

Facts

[@GabrielBraun]

Waymo does not drive on highways. Only operating in limited areas of 3 cities@@pennytrui1149

[@thewatcher5822]

In what way? From what I am seeing from V12. Tesla are set to dominate in this space.

[@eliteiel9747]

@@thewatcher5822 Well teslas just doesnt handle situations as well yet imo, it runs into trouble way more often. Plus this is google, you can imagine in like 10-15 years all cars will come with these sensors packed into them in some nicer way and this will be like an app running on your car. I don't think tesla will distribute their software but im sure as heck google would, for the right price ofc ahaha

[@thewatcher5822]

@@eliteiel9747 From what I am seeing, Tesla are handling things far better than Waymo. Remember Waymo is operating in a very limited and structured way. Tesla FSD has no limitations as far as where it can go. Meaning it will have to deal with a far more diverse set of driving skills. FSD is not ready, it is making some very basic errors. But its driving now is human like, and will manage most situations, even complex ones with little issue. Tesla if they can make FSD work will have the cheapest most scalable solution to automation. Something Waymo will simply not compete.

[@trucksanddirt1506]

Waymo walks the walk, Tesla talks the talk

[@mr-ladi617]

We could not imagine that this could happen one day

[@Dominater-tc3ed]

the music option is great stuff👍

[@liam4184]

Haha I agree. I love Lews views on technology like this being somewhat "creepy"

[@NightSide1349]

@@liam4184 It was giving me some sinister vibes that’s for sure lol like something very ominous about what’s to come in the near future.

[@JohnnyNubs]

Crazy how far we have come with Tech! Thanks for the video.

[@Agrazatalpur]

Just a mind-blowing experience, love it 😍😴💖

[@waffle6836]

Taking waymos are som much fun in sf. Can't wait for them to expand!

[@pfrydog]

AKA San Fran Molotov cocktail.

[@shaboiisaiah]

ive been riding these a few times a week for the last year -- it is so sick! I will say, it is AMAZING when you have the pals after a night of bar hopping and you're singing songs drunk in the Robocar home

[@bjondersson]

Very impressive! I’d like to see more of the actual drive. I think I could watch 30 minutes of just driving footage in dense traffic areas.

[@quinnthompson]

That was more interesting & cool than I expected.

[@user-nl9me3er7w]

Now I would pay 10k for this option...Because it works! Not 10k for something to be unlocked that kinda, sorta, maybe works.

[@sonalfernando2342]

Now they only need custom made vehicles.❤😮

[@kirkhathaway4974]

what a cool video!!! thanks for posting!!!!

[@NoWay1969]

The future, the final form of these is when cars on the road can talk to each other. That's the end of pile-ups on the interstate.

[@wizchannel3292]

Oh my gosh, There would be so much less Traffic.

[@BradTech.]

Are you still here? My buddy works for programming them in real time!

[@tpad6]

He's in LA?

[@tpad6]

He's in LA?

[@jvr5018]

Not a homeless tent in sight. Amazing.

[@Tallacus]

He's in Beverly Hills, the homeless there are in the park or closer to UCLA

[@grandpalarry7776]

I'm surprised the system would leave the pickup point without the passenger fastening their seatbelt. In many locations, seatbelt usage is mandatory.

[@DrixxMadison]

Do you officially end the trip after getting out of the car? "Come back Waymo! My duffle's in the trunk"!

[@n8doggy733]

lmao, perfect timing for this 😂❤

[@kissshotacerloorionheartun353]

in new york rush hours this car aint surviving

[@Brautman]

@@aweisen1Exactly, one day traffic will always be a constant flow

[@IamZachAttack]

Introducing more cars to a city causes more traffic no matter what.. the best way to go about transportation is public transit like rail and busing. That car can hold 5 people at max a bus can hold 50 people and take up less space than the equivalent for the car. Let alone if you do rail it's significant more efficient due to it having very low friction to the rail. ​@@aweisen1

[@Andres_Acosta]

Actually waymo did ask to start testing in manhattan however the governor denied them out of concern for taxi drivers jobs so now they gonna test in upstate ny instead.

[@mikemike3218]

This is what a proper self-driving vehicle should be.

[@jadedbreadncircus9159]

The car lengths won me over. I've always dreamt about traffic technology that could do this.

[@MYKEEMUZIK92]

Sumn tells me this is gonna be Waymo than an Uber 😅

[@jeremynavarijo5746]

No wayyyy wow, now LOU WHERE IS THE S24 VIDEO.

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

Amazing Tech!!! So Speechless!!! 🖐🏻😨🖐🏻

[@liberty-matrix]

Every time it rains, the fleet is shutdown.

[@coronabuster3611]

Last time I saw a Waymo video in California there was a gang of people kicking it and setting it on fire.

[@NitroGummyBear]

love Waymo. use them all the time for concerts or going to the bar. so convenient and don't have to talk to someone or pretend like im not hammered after a show or night out haha.

[@emauf]

Deserves Waymo attention

[@pete6705]

When this becomes a regular feature in all cars it’s going to change the world. I think people will use their cars a lot more if they can just kick back and watch TV while they get chauffeured. And people might just take a bunch of joy rides and tours around the city when they’re bored. And you could easily take a trip somewhere 1000 miles away, just get in watch some movies, take a nap, and you’re there. And I think everyone will want bigger spacious cars, so they have lots of room to move around and relax while they’re getting driven. It’s going to change everything

[@heeerrresjonny]

This is a good example for how perplexing it is that Tesla removed sensors when it's trying to implement "full self driving". I honestly think Tesla would be waayyy further along than they are if they had kept the additional sensors

[@Andres_Acosta]

Not really perplexing tesla just couldn’t afford it on mass produced cars hence why Elon wanted to move away (while shitting on lidar in the process to save face). Waymo can make it work bc of google owning them and financing whatever they need.

[@thewatcher5822]

The extra sensors give the illusion of progress. What Tesla is doing offers far more advantages in the long run. Seeing what V12 is doing would say Tesla are set to dominate in this space.

[@Andres_Acosta]

@@thewatcher5822 yikes easy on the copium pal.

[@thewatcher5822]

@@Andres_Acosta No copium required. I have been following self driving for years. Waymo does have some impressive tech. But it is Tesla holding all the aces. As I said Tesla are set to dominate in this space from what I am seeing.

[@heeerrresjonny]

@@thewatcher5822 That doesn't make sense...at literally any point, even if they do dramatically improve things with just cameras, adding sensors makes it even better. That means every competitor that uses other sensors is going to automatically be ahead unless they make some serious missteps.

[@truealphadoge]

Back in 2021 I took a Waymo with my little brother. The car got stuck for a moment trying to merge into a right lane. That lane is to turn into a Walmart parking lot. Well, a car was a bit further out than they should’ve been and the Waymo just sat there for a moment. I also noticed it BARELY made any left turns. It kept taking right turns to avoid all left. The only left it took was in my neighborhood.

[@kyefullwood3921]

3 Years later with all the miles on its record I'm sure it takes a lot more initiative to make those left turns during it's route like shown here.

[@truealphadoge]

@@kyefullwood3921 I don’t doubt it. I was just sharing my experience

[@pennytrui1149]

​​@@kyefullwood3921 yea if you look at old videos waymo was driving way too passive. Only when the Jaguar came out did the driving get a little more aggressive. like I seen waymos overtake people on KZbin if you drive under the speed limit which the old cars would never do.

[@Mrillsick]

Unprotected lefts with heavy traffic where you can't see the opposite lanes cars is hard enough for a human. Rather take a detour instead of risking a crash

[@_olamilekan]

First time seeing you outside ❤❤

[@D3VILD3VI]

I still love this channel

[@SMS2884]

9:10 I wonder how far ahead and how well it could anticipate a red light runner and how it reacts.

[@slickman5969]

i think 100m , it was on a old veritasium vid

[@asrinsyahmi5896]

He just sat ON THE SEATBELT 😂 oh my gosh I'm very scared.....

[@maxperaza8264]

Waymo's autonomous cars have been operating in the West Los Angeles area for roughly a year, and despite this, their driverless presence continues to trip me out. On another note, this video has reinforced my need for a Pocket 3 camera for run and gun footage. It produces quality that is quite satisfactory for this kind of video content.

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

Wow that was impressive!!

[@corwinzelazney5312]

These have been running for a little over 3 years now. Meanwhile there's still bozos online that insist there's no such thing as self driving cars.

[@TysonJeffries808]

I wonder what happens when a drunk passenger decides to grab the steering wheel

[@cowcheese1983]

This just adds to how marvelous our brain is......

[@PrinceAlhorian]

With all the LIDAR modules on the car, it looks rather Cyberpunk, which might explain some of the asymmetrical and "external additions" to some of the cars in Cyberpunk 2077. Now I know the cars in Cyberpunk 2077 don't "drive" you around except for the Delamains, but they do have an Auto Recall function to get to you no matter what street or road you are on. It's safe to assume they can safely pilot themselves to your location no matter the distance.

[@CancerKicker98]

We're going to need across-country Waymo in the future.

[@manp1039]

when that happens.. i want the front passenger seat so i can recline it and go to sleep :)

[@adeetyaarora6868]

5:15 Literally broke the signal.

[@liam4184]

It was past the light before it turned red. Most normal drivers would have done the same.

[@carrerfontiboet]

It probably was the wise decision, since hard breaking may have ended with a crash from the car behind

[@maxhugen]

As an ex-computer program developer, I don't think I'd be comfortable letting a computer make all the decisions. Look at how many large corporations, with a large talented group of developers, have nevertheless been hacked or made bad mistakes themselves. Sh*t happens. In one of those "who would have thought of that" moments, I'd prefer to have a human brain trying to figure out what to do.

[@TheKingsapostle]

"I didn't run a red light, officer! My car did it!"

[@mamutero21]

Sadly there is nothing interesting in this channel anymore, unsub.

[@marcodiamonds4513]

Meanwhile at waymo headquarters there are professional drivers controlling the car.

[@shuvro40]

Waymo going big on sponsoring big youtube channels.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

The future is NOW.

[@LanceHeaps]

It's just yellow dude. Amber isn't in the rainbow of colors.😂

[@travelmoss]

🚗🌟 Waymo has truly redefined the game with their groundbreaking technology! 🌐

[@marquisethomas5611]

The car driving it off by itself wouldve tripped me out

[@Natan9000]

The future is now. Very cool!

[@TheOneWithTheManyZs]

This made me miss Lew Later even more. More of these meditations on tech!

[@adamday3172]

Before you even said anything I was looking at it thinking damn that looks like a jag 😂😂

[@samanthananda4276]

I just really hope that they make driveless cars that we can buy and own instead of just using them for taxis. It would really help us all who don’t have our drivers license. I really want to have self driving car that I can own so I can go anywhere I want without having to pay. Hopefully they make that in the future so we all can get around more easier

[@Kevindevin7]

Lew you’re in CA, OF COURSE we are used to self-driving cars.

[@costadinover]

Now they just need to make them fireproof.

[@loudboomboom]

That’s wild man

[@jehujamesbautista7966]

Awesome!!!

[@Life_is_Shorts]

I know most will never give this respect and good review to Tesla because they hate Elon and Tesla but it is good to see normal people respecting the car and the tech, even if they are just being haters. Low key funny the man sounds like a paid informant, they must have had the weapon to his back during the editing like "Don't say nothing bad" LOL He sounded like a hostage, Waymo was not going to pay for his trip back home, Waymo the sugar daddy flew him out and he was out eating ice cream while Waymo went to work. Sugar baby

[@talast2000]

and on 2/10 in san francisco, a crowd burnt one of their self driving car down....

[@callmezerga]

closer to the future

[@JoeBissell]

I take these all the time in SF and they're amazing for dates :D

[@Chad-Giga.]

Bro they are literally watching your date live at google

[@pete6705]

Can you drink in it since no one is driving ?

[@austin.england]

Glad that they didn’t set the car on fire with you inside.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

This is so awesome

[@-_-GT350]

Nicest jag I've seen bouta look up car review

[@Peter-bn7nd]

Enters the vehicle, “Welcome to Waymo”…(death metal music plays)… “Better buckle up, you’ll need it”

[@richsw]

A human driver would've anticipated the lights going to red based on how long they had been green for and started to prepare to brake as a consequence.