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To me the consistency in Waymos is so valuable. If I take a Waymo in SF or LA it's gonna be the same type of car, it's very well kept, the driver has the same d
by ajmurmann 2y ago
To me the consistency in Waymos is so valuable. If I take a Waymo in SF or LA it's gonna be the same type of car, it's very well kept, the driver has the same driving style and the same conversation preferences.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoUnfortunately I’ve only used it a few times in SF, but I would really love that. I don’t prefer human drivers much anymore (like I want to use self checkout at a grocery store). I’m going to Beijing in a couple of weeks and hope to try whatever they have going on there.
- Symbiote 2y agoFrom a quick search, you might need a local to book it, i.e. register the journey with the state apparatus. (This is a city where buying a simple 40¢ metro ticket requires showing identification.)
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoIt’s really not that hard to buy a metro ticket. But we pay/alipay will make it easier, or I could just get a couple of IC cards that have been around since forever.
- dangus 2y agoThis amuses me, because if you’re going to Beijing you can just use the way-better-than-America public transportation.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoNot always and not everywhere. I lived in Beijing for 9 years on a subway line (well, after line 10 opened) that would have taken me almost straight to work, but it was so packed I still took a taxi. Maybe the extra lines/capacity makes it more comfortable now, but it wasn’t Tokyo when I was living there.
- dangus 2y agoBeijing: “I could take the train but the public transit is so useful and frequent that it’s crowded so I took a taxi :’(“ My medium sized American city: “what train? What bus? What taxi?