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The question is: can this be a viable commercial product if it doesn’t actually do what people expect from a taxi service? And how extensive is the deployment g
by skywhopper 9y ago
The question is: can this be a viable commercial product if it doesn’t actually do what people expect from a taxi service? And how extensive is the deployment going to be that people will choose to use Waymo over just driving? If I have to plan ahead or wait 15 minutes for a car to arrive, I’m a lot less likely to even try the service.
- golfer 9y agoThey have to start somewhere. It sounds like this will be an initial rollout. Obviously they won't be limited to Chandler Arizona forever.
- icebraining 9y agoIf they do it right, the user doesn't have to care. You call a car, and either a self-driving or a non-self-driving one will show up, depending on the trip you selected. But that's for the future; for now I'm pretty sure every car will have a driver, even if just as a backup/supervisor.