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> We expect our new fully driverless service to be very popular, and we’re thankful to our riders for their patience as we ramp up availability to serve demand.
by nemonemo 6y ago
> We expect our new fully driverless service to be very popular, and we’re thankful to our riders for their patience as we ramp up availability to serve demand.
I think this explains the reasoning behind the gradual ramp-up. Even at the product launch like new iPhones, the demand is difficult to estimate, so IMO it seems more responsible to give a reasonable expectation to the public like this, than just saying bravely "the service is fully public from today".
I think the take-away from this announcement is their commitment for wider rollout over time from this point on.
- whimsicalism 6y agoNope. It's a poor press release because that is not what "general public" means. You shouldn't have to analyze the takeaways of what Waymo really meant when they used the extremely common phrase "general public."