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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by sorcerer-mar on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @07:41PM (#43839396)
I would bet it takes literally one ride in a Waymo for 90%+ of users to be ready to download a different app to access that service again, if Waymo and Uber were to part ways.

Uber is buying time, Waymo is buying velocity

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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by chipgap98 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @07:32AM (#43843723)
I think it is likely that people order Waymo's through Uber in the future
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by sorcerer-mar on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @08:29AM (#43844256)
That's exactly what we're talking about... that's already happening and probably will continue to happen for as long as it's convenient for Waymo.

Margin will never accrue to Uber in that relationship because they have no leverage.

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