
First trip in North Miami Beach
Waymo expanded their Miami region recently and I did my first trip to Whole Foods (I've done a bunch of rides in San Francisco).
The trip cost about $20 each way for a 15 min ride (this was around 11am). The wait was 15 mins for the initial pickup and 10 mins at Whole Foods. Waymo drove right up to the Whole Foods entrance.
Unfortunately, YouTube Music wasn't working (I'm sure I had this working in San Francisco). I did figure out on the trip back that I had to do the whole configuration/permission process again in the app and then it worked.
The trip was mostly smooth except for a few brake taps when cars pushed into our lane without signalling. Waymo did make one mistake: there is a tricky intersection near my place that is a combination signal and railway crossing. The signal was a green arrow for us and Waymo decided to stop and wait for the full green signal.
I'm glad I got to try Waymo again. I'm very impressed with how confident and human-like it drives.