The biggest issue with this was the lane closure was the right lanes and they were pushing everyone left so the waymo then had to merge with traffic back all the way to the left.
Also, the way the waymo switched lanes in stop and go traffic was not how a normal car would, but almost by turning fully right and then left to get into the lane.
This is where the incident occurred. You can see where it jumped across the white lines. https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMS4TJArJdEmj8VTA
I have not taken one on the highway since. I do think it is the future, but it hasn't figured out complex stop and go situations yet.
That's how traffic laws work on highways in most of the world for safety reasons.
California vehicle code has similar indications, albeit going slower on the central or left lanes is not prohibited, and indicates that slower traffic should keep right, so it seems normal that a Waymo would try to keep right lane.