They could give the rides away for free, and it would not change anything. Somebody willing to risk $1b on Waymo doesn't credibly care about the kopecks they ar

They could give the rides away for free, and it would not change anything. Somebody willing to risk $1b on Waymo doesn't credibly care about the kopecks they are earning on rides today. If they did, they would just sit on the sidelines, and wait until it is a public company, and buy post lockup expiry crash priced shares then.