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Waymo has tested in 25 cities, they aren't currently in 25 cities. Of the 600 Pacifica's they have, only ~160 are deployed. So to do 25,000 miles per day, that'
by Fricken 8y ago
Waymo has tested in 25 cities, they aren't currently in 25 cities. Of the 600 Pacifica's they have, only ~160 are deployed. So to do 25,000 miles per day, that's an average of 156 miles per vehicle.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoThat does seem like a lot, I suppose they theoretically could be driving 24/7/365 (the wear and tear would be serious, you'd think). The idea of moving people to public transit sounds good, but I wonder if there's enough spare capacity in most transit systems to serve lots of new riders...
- vkou 8y agoThere is spare capacity in most transit systems to accommodate new riders, just not at the SLA that prospective new riders are accustomed to. If your suburban bus stop is a 10 minute walk from your home, and the bus comes by once every half-hour, and then you have to transfer to an every 20-minute bus, that is sufficiently offset to make the transfer take time... You aren't going to have a good time on your commute.
- nostrademons 8y agoThat seems pretty reasonable - 8 hours/day at 20mph, 5 hours/day at 30mph, and 2.5 hours/day at 60mph. Given a mix of highway, rural, and city driving, 156 miles/vehicle sounds about right.
- JoshuaEddy 8y agoAnd only 6.5 MPH if they're running 24 hours/day