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How is that a click-bait headline? Waymo is launching a commercial driverless car service, just as the headline says. Of course they're starting in one of the
by jonas21 8y ago
How is that a click-bait headline? Waymo is launching a commercial driverless car service, just as the headline says.
Of course they're starting in one of the easier places to operate driverless cars. Why would they introduce more risk than necessary to the launch of an extremely complex new technology?
- ehsankia 8y agoThe title refers to this very specific bit: > It will operate under a new brand and compete directly with Uber and Lyft. It wasn't clear until now what the plan was, if they would start their own service or run their cars inside the Lyft/Uber network. The fact that they will start a new service with a new name is pretty big news, and therefore not click bait.
- CPLX 8y ago> Waymo is launching a commercial driverless car service, just as the headline says. When this launches, will the cars have drivers in them? That’s how you can tell if it’s a driverless car.