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https://nitter.poast.org/Cliff_Banks/status/1825922808465015124 https://nitter.poast.org/Cliff_Banks/status/1825922808465015... Assuming these users are real p
by paulnpace 2y ago
https://nitter.poast.org/Cliff_Banks/status/1825922808465015124 https://nitter.poast.org/Cliff_Banks/status/1825922808465015...
Assuming these users are real people, it seems notable that spontaneously someone replying includes an example Waymo having to send out support to remove some cones in a parking lot so the car could move.
I have been wondering how long these programs continue to be funded without some change in the interest rates and overall investment climate, because it really seems like just a cursory analysis of these various self-driving car programs does not reveal something profitable in near-term, especially as they get larger they are going to run into what I call the "city bus" problem, where people leave garbage and other really disgusting messes in the vehicle.
- RivieraKid 2y agoThere's a good chance they have a positive gross profit, otherwise they wouldn't be scaling so quickly (almost 10x in s year). Waymo isn't going anywhere, people love their service, they plan to launch in a fourth city (Austin) later this year and the cost per mile will only go down in the future. For example, their 6th gen car is substantially cheaper per their claim.
- paulnpace 2y agoI feel like the same things could have been said about Webvan.
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