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> Today we can say it has failed miserably Can we? It seems like yes, it was overhyped, but "miserable failure" seems like a stretch. Especially considering yo
by infotainment 3y ago
> Today we can say it has failed miserably
Can we? It seems like yes, it was overhyped, but "miserable failure" seems like a stretch. Especially considering you can ride a Waymo robotaxi right now (in certain areas) and it's, IMO, a much better experience than Uber.
- bell-cot 3y agoAsk a B-school professor whether or not the whole-industry RoI, or the yawning chasm between what was promised vs. what shows signs of actually being delivered, have yet qualified for "Miserable Failure".
- xyzzy123 3y agoThe article didn't mention Waymo at all though, which is why I think it's mostly left wing flak. The author had a point to make and wasn't about to let a successful robotaxi deployment get in the way of making it. When an author is pointedly ignoring evidence that contradicts their thesis that's usually a signal that you're reading political polemic instead of objective analysis.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoAfter 10 years of research and billions of dollars spent, the most visible outcome is that you can call a Waymo in San Francisco and it might not park itself on top of a pedestrian.