Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in Phoenix

Re:Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in... by nemonemo on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:22PM (#24721428)

> We expect our new fully driverless service to be very popular, and we’re thankful to our riders for their patience as we ramp up availability to serve demand.

I think this explains the reasoning behind the gradual ramp-up. Even at the product launch like new iPhones, the demand is difficult to estimate, so IMO it seems more responsible to give a reasonable expectation to the public like this, than just saying bravely "the service is fully public from today".

I think the take-away from this announcement is their commitment for wider rollout over time from this point on.

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Re:Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in... by whimsicalism on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:46PM (#24721678)

Nope. It's a poor press release because that is not what "general public" means.

You shouldn't have to analyze the takeaways of what Waymo really meant when they used the extremely common phrase "general public."

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Re:Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in... by 8ytecoder on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:24PM (#24724579)

Yup, “available to general public” or “generally available” in product terms usually mean anyone can go sign up for it.

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Re:Waymo is opening its driverless service to more people in... by dang on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:28PM (#24724615)

Ok, we've shrunk the general public to "more people" in the title above.

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