'Tried the new Waymo' post goes viral — the photo shows it's just a public bus
reed · x · 2026-11-05
User @elkelk posted about trying the 'new Waymo': 50+ seats, driven by a real human who talks, $2 per ride (1/10th the price), concluding 'AI is insane.'
The attached photo reveals a normal public bus interior with folded-up seats. The post quickly became an AI-circle punchline: dressing up a bus ride as a self-driving breakthrough.
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