Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco
by browningstreet on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @01:10AM
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Or, maybe.. when the Waymo cars return to the depot periodically during the day.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco
by gnicholas on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @02:15AM
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Makes sense if they're nearby frequently, but if vehicles are serving larger areas, that would happen less often.
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco
by dgoldstein0 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @03:05AM
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They may have multiple depots in the larger area. Maybe spread further apart though
Re:Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco
by gnicholas on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @03:26AM
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True! Presumably they'd refuel the vehicles in these places as well. The number of depots would depend on how much time you want to waste having vehicles driving out-of-direction and (1) the cost of additional real estate plus (2) the cost of employees at each location.
Unsupervised in the sense that there's no driver there to clean the car when it gets dirty. At the same time, presumably part of the odor of an uber comes from the driver, so that helps. I wonder if waymos roll down the window (weather permitting) between riders, to air it out. Might be dangerous at a red light, since people could throw stuff in or even dive in through open windows.