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In addition to what others have said about pricing, you need to compare Waymo with Uber Black, not UberX or shared rides. Waymo says they are aiming to be a pre
by ra7 2y ago
In addition to what others have said about pricing, you need to compare Waymo with Uber Black, not UberX or shared rides. Waymo says they are aiming to be a premium service because the cars (Jaguar I-pace) are much nicer and, of course, there’s the novelty of not having a driver.
- jeffbee 2y agoUber has sent me cars that did not have tires, wipers, or headlights. The fact that Waymo sends you a roadworthy car is, by itself, worth $5 per trip.
- jen20 2y agoIs it? Or should a roadworthy car be considered table stakes for actually being on the road, and one which is not is instead worth a police report?
- yCombLinks 2y agoShould be doesn't help. This is what actually happens.
- jeffbee 2y agoAt least in my city (state, really) the police have vacated their duties to enforce roadworthiness because hand-wringing quasiliberals said that enforcing the laws against bald tires and missing headlights was hurting the poor. Also my state does not have and never had annual safety inspections.
- fragmede 2y agoThough, what are the wipers for if the cameras on the Waymo are outside?
- fragmede 2y agoIt's not a novelty that the driver in the driverless car won't hit on, or harrass a woman taking a trip late a night in an altered state. Uber and Lyft have paid out to settle thousands of lawsuits brought by women who get assaulted by drivers.