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They work (most of the time) in Phoenix and SF because they've mapped every single inch of the cities by now and there are no adverse conditions. It's not scala
by Miraste 3y ago
They work (most of the time) in Phoenix and SF because they've mapped every single inch of the cities by now and there are no adverse conditions. It's not scalable.
- cudgy 3y agoWhy is that not scalable? Mapping out two large cities for an experimental project in a few years seems scalable, expand to new cities over time with additional resources.
- Miraste 3y agoI suppose it is, but not in a Silicon Valley way. They could scale to "large Southwestern city taxi service," but it wouldn't earn back the investment or deliver on the hype. If that becomes the ceiling I bet Google will simply shut Waymo down. If they work out how to deal with, say, New York weather conditions, there's potential, but they don't seem to be any closer.
- andsoitis 3y agoI think you’re conflating doable and scalable. Or perhaps my threshhold for “scalable” takes different parameters and weigh these inputs differentfly from you.