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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by joshchaney on Friday June 21, 2024 @04:13PM (#40753334)
They did some driving in some Arizona suburbs too

I think you are really understating it. I believe Chandler, AZ has been Waymo's proving grounds for years, and according to this article (https://www.wsj.com/us-news/waymo-phoenix-arizona-self-drivi...) the Phoenix area is the leader of autonomous vehicle service.

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by thepasswordis on Friday June 21, 2024 @08:35PM (#40755222)
Waymo has almost completely replaced Uber/Lyft for everybody I know in the Phoenix area and it’s been this way for several years.

It’s just absolutely normalized here to the point of barely being a novelty anymore. Waymos are absolutely everywhere.

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by dntrkv on Friday June 21, 2024 @09:50PM (#40755535)
I mean it’s been like that in SF for a while now. Tons of people take Uber/Lyft still but I see dozens of Waymos everyday and I’ve been Waymo only for about a year now.
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