Content creator Addi (@ihaveahottake) shared a video after her Waymo ride was interrupted by an age check. The car’s speaker asked if she was over 18, and after she confirmed she was, a Waymo representative also asked if she was the account holder. Addi captioned the video, “My Waymo just said I look too young to be riding by myself,” and jokingly added, “Shoutout Sculptra,” referring to an injectable used to make the face look younger.
This is not an isolated event. According to Waymo’s guidelines, riders must be 18 or older to use the app and ride alone. The one exception is in the Phoenix area, where riders aged 14–17 can ride if they have a parent-linked teen account. To enforce this rule, Waymo has been carrying out mid-ride age verification checks, which have become something of a running joke among users, reports Motor1.com.
