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The real head scratcher is why Waymo would partner with Uber aside from operational incompetence. Maybe Waymo decided that depot services are too hard to spin u
by lern_too_spel 2y ago
The real head scratcher is why Waymo would partner with Uber aside from operational incompetence. Maybe Waymo decided that depot services are too hard to spin up, but Uber doesn't do depot services either, so they're paying for Uber to spin that up and a little extra for Uber to make a profit while introducing an intermediary for ride hailing instead of using the ride hailing app they already built.
- dkrich 2y agoProbably just comes down to less friction in getting paying users in their cars since they already have the app installed and these are small roll outs. From the announcement it sounds like the streets of Austin will be covered in waymos but after having been downtown a few weeks ago I can say there are like 10 of them. Partnering with a ubiquitous app makes getting real users in these small launches feasible. Just a guess but if that’s accurate and then waymo expands to where it becomes the de facto option and familiar for a large number of ride hailers you can rest assured the next step will be to take back operations and cut Uber out