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It's Waymo's World. We're All Just Riding in It. 10M Rides Surpassed

ricardobeat 1y ago
> In San Francisco, self-driving cars are now more of a tourist attraction than cable cars You can't actually ride one as a tourist, since it requires a USA-based Apple Store account and local credit card.
- underdeserver 1y ago
  I think they people coming from other parts of the US.
- julianz 1y ago
  My colleagues took one a week ago and are both Android users from New Zealand, so I don't think that's true?
  - ricardobeat 1y ago
    May be different for Android then? It was definitely true for me when I visited not long ago.
    - fredthestair 1y ago
      I stopped using Apple stuff in any capacity because of their regioning of accounts a long time ago, so it being unique to them wouldn't surprise me.
  - porridgeraisin 1y ago
    Yea, my relatives (india) with one android and one iphone took a couple as well in san francicso.
    - ricardobeat 1y ago
      Would love to know how for next time - the app is only available in the US app store, and I had no luck requesting Uber EV.
- watwut 1y ago
  There are no American tourists in America?
- apercu 1y ago
  A couple Canadian friends of mine rode in one two weeks ago so I don’t think that’s true?
- jinpa_zangpo 1y ago
  Hard to believe an Alphabet company doesn't support Android.
- kvakkefly 1y ago
  Im Norwegian and have used it several times in the US.
  - ricardobeat 1y ago
    How did you do it, is the app downloadable in the norwegian App Store? In the Netherlands store the Waymo One app is not available, I thought it would be the same for other countries but apparently I was wrong.
metalman 1y ago
10m rides, that get's us to like what? a quarter past 9am on Monday in Mumbi. They have a long way to go before any claims of scaling are valid, and not just scale, but the ability to perform when cabs are in highest demand, busy rush hour, cold, rainy, approaching the hollidays
- fragmede 1y ago
  Oh no. thay haven't completely solved the entire problem all at once. all they've managed to do is make significant progress in proving that the problem is tractable. they should should stop wasting their time and get real jobs.
  - fredthestair 1y ago
    The hyperbole of the title is the point I think. It actually does make me cynical like Waymo could fart and the US cheer leading machine would go into action.. How is WeRide doing and why are they faking that they are a California company?
- jogjayr 1y ago
  Who would even want a Waymo in Mumbai? Human-driven taxis and autorickshaws there are cheap and comfortable. Public transit is fast and low-latency. It seems perfect for cities without cheap taxis or fast public transit. Disclosure: I'm a Googler but have no inside knowledge of Waymo.

> In San Francisco, self-driving cars are now more of a tourist attraction than cable cars You can't actually ride one as a tourist, since it requires a USA-based Apple Store account and local credit card.

underdeserver 1y ago
I think they people coming from other parts of the US.
julianz 1y ago
My colleagues took one a week ago and are both Android users from New Zealand, so I don't think that's true?
- ricardobeat 1y ago
  May be different for Android then? It was definitely true for me when I visited not long ago.
  - fredthestair 1y ago
    I stopped using Apple stuff in any capacity because of their regioning of accounts a long time ago, so it being unique to them wouldn't surprise me.
- porridgeraisin 1y ago
  Yea, my relatives (india) with one android and one iphone took a couple as well in san francicso.
  - ricardobeat 1y ago
    Would love to know how for next time - the app is only available in the US app store, and I had no luck requesting Uber EV.
watwut 1y ago
There are no American tourists in America?
apercu 1y ago
A couple Canadian friends of mine rode in one two weeks ago so I don’t think that’s true?
jinpa_zangpo 1y ago
Hard to believe an Alphabet company doesn't support Android.
kvakkefly 1y ago
Im Norwegian and have used it several times in the US.
- ricardobeat 1y ago
  How did you do it, is the app downloadable in the norwegian App Store? In the Netherlands store the Waymo One app is not available, I thought it would be the same for other countries but apparently I was wrong.

metalman 1y ago

10m rides, that get's us to like what? a quarter past 9am on Monday in Mumbi. They have a long way to go before any claims of scaling are valid, and not just scale, but the ability to perform when cabs are in highest demand, busy rush hour, cold, rainy, approaching the hollidays

fragmede 1y ago
Oh no. thay haven't completely solved the entire problem all at once. all they've managed to do is make significant progress in proving that the problem is tractable. they should should stop wasting their time and get real jobs.
- fredthestair 1y ago
  The hyperbole of the title is the point I think. It actually does make me cynical like Waymo could fart and the US cheer leading machine would go into action.. How is WeRide doing and why are they faking that they are a California company?
jogjayr 1y ago
Who would even want a Waymo in Mumbai? Human-driven taxis and autorickshaws there are cheap and comfortable. Public transit is fast and low-latency. It seems perfect for cities without cheap taxis or fast public transit. Disclosure: I'm a Googler but have no inside knowledge of Waymo.