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New Waymo operating area: https://twitter.com/saferroadsorg/status/1763687210447196417 https://twitter.com/saferroadsorg/status/1763687210447196417
by ra7 3y ago
New Waymo operating area: https://twitter.com/saferroadsorg/status/1763687210447196417 https://twitter.com/saferroadsorg/status/1763687210447196417
- Kronopath 3y agoDoes this mean they can go on the highways? If so that’s a significant upgrade to the Waymo service in the SF Bay Area, as it can now take you between towns.
- dekhn 3y agoI've already seen self-driving waymos on freeways (as they are called here) within SF.
- ra7 3y agoThey’ve always had approval to go up to 65 mph, but it was Waymo’s decision not to go on the highways. They’re starting to do it [1] and do a lot of freeway testing, so it might happen sooner. [1] https://waymo.com/blog/2024/01/from-surface-streets-to-freeways-safely-expanding-our-rider-only-testing/ https://waymo.com/blog/2024/01/from-surface-streets-to-freew...
- SeanAnderson 3y agoStill no Oakland :( Hopefully that's next.
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- whimsicalism 3y agowhen does this roll out?
- ra7 3y agoApproval is effective immediately, but no idea when Waymo will deploy vehicles in those areas. Their fleet size is small (~700 cars).
- whimsicalism 3y agoshit I hope this doesn't raise prices if I'm now competing with all of South Bay
- fragmede 3y agoNot for long!
- bugglebeetle 3y agoNot surprised they stopped short of Glendale in LA: https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-me-glendale-ranked-among-worst-drivers-20170629-story.html https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gn...
- nemonemo 3y agoIs there any underlying reason for the high traffic incident rate from the insurance company? Glendale seemed relatively safe when I was driving there.
- bcherry 3y agoI wonder if they're allowed at SFO?
- ra7 3y agoThey are not. SFO, owned by the city of SF and at the behest of city officials, have been notorious in blocking Waymo: https://missionlocal.org/2023/11/waymo-rebuffed-by-sfo-sf-guerilla-warfare-vs-robotaxis-is-on/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/11/waymo-rebuffed-by-sfo-sf-gu...
- fragmede 3y agoWhich is strange. You'd think officals would be jumping at the chance to bilk Google out of money that they can line their pockets with.
- johnneville 3y agoi've struggled to get an uber for some early morning flights and can see it being easier to waymo to millbrae bart and connect to SFO than waiting a long time or paying insane surge prices for uber
- gnicholas 3y agoYou could also waymo to millbrae and uber to SFO. The price ($5.20) for BART to SFO makes it unattractive, especially since you often have to wait for a while. I've caltrained to millbrae and taken uber to SFO for $12, which is often worth the time tradeoff for me.
- Rebelgecko 3y agoWow, it's huge that they'll be doing LAX (dropoffs only I assume?)
- fragmede 3y agoThis changes the calculus for Google employees to live in SF and commute to Mountain View. They already run shuttle buses but with this, they can make it easier for their employees to commute at off hours by giving them priority for rides.