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The author also mentioned some key points in a tweet [1]. If it's more expensive and slower, of course it can't compete. [1] https://twitter.com/Ryandoofy/stat
by 1023bytes 5y ago
The author also mentioned some key points in a tweet [1]. If it's more expensive and slower, of course it can't compete.
[1] https://twitter.com/Ryandoofy/status/1410253369420226560 https://twitter.com/Ryandoofy/status/1410253369420226560
- bastawhiz 5y agoI wonder why the cost is high. Maybe to discourage folks who want a service competitive with a human driver?
- jack_riminton 5y agoI read somewhere that each vehicle cost $250k because of all the hardware
- bastawhiz 5y agoSurely, though, the cost of operation has little to do with the cost of rides? Google has poured billions into the project. A few dollars per ride isn't helping their accountants sleep any better.
- shadilay 5y agoHardware costs are dropping pretty fast. Lidar is already an order of magnitude cheaper and compute benefits from Moore's Law.
- cloudwalking 5y agoMuch cheaper, maybe half that. Krafcik says approximately the price of a Mercedes S class ($110k) https://www.forbes.com/sites/johanmoreno/2021/01/22/waymo-ceo-says-tesla-is-not-a-competitor-gives-estimated-cost-of-autonomous-vehicles/?sh=eabed6e541b1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johanmoreno/2021/01/22/waymo-ce...
- jack_riminton 5y agoI stand corrected
- ghaff 5y agoPure speculation but if it is indeed more expensive, it may be to avoid the perception that they're competing with human ride-share drivers.
- novok 5y agoI think that is very wise to avoid that political minefield by making it a little bit more expensive until it's actually production ready.
- crazysim 5y agoI wonder if it's also possible Uber and Lyft dropped their prices in the area. Also to be fair, you don't feel any pressure to tip in Waymo either.