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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by bushbaba on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:35AM (#40756887)
> - Rides have usually 10% mark up over Lyft and Uber.

Isn't the whole point of Waymo is that it'll be cheaper than a human driver?

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by epolanski on Saturday June 22, 2024 @03:37AM (#40757189)
The point is that it's more profitable for who runs the taxi company.

Eventually price will always be what people are willing to pay.

I bet what that in a decade the price will be identical to (disappearing) human drivers and then gouged higher.

It's depressing how focused we are on the wrong things for cities and planet, self driving taxis rather than quality public transport. We are destined to extinction and we deserve it.

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