Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are paying anyway

Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by user_7832 on Sunday June 15, 2025 @01:39AM (#44280768)

Yes, when you’re tired after a flight with heavy bags, you’re very much being forced to compromise. Any consumer could easily argue why they didn’t have a choice and had to go with what was available.

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by alistairSH on Sunday June 15, 2025 @09:47AM (#44282272)

If you’re just off a flight, you could just use a normal yellow cab.

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by jdeibele on Sunday June 15, 2025 @01:54PM (#44283821)

You could but there are multiple reasons why Uber dethroned taxis and probably the most important ones are that you get a route to your destination and a fixed price to get there.

My first trip to Paris many years ago, I felt that I was getting the "scenic tour" to my hotel from the airport but I wasn't sure where I was and certainly didn't know the best way between the two. There were other variations in other cities.

For a while, I lived near an airport and taxi drivers would be angry because they'd waited a long time to do a short ride and now would have to go back to the end of the line.

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by alistairSH on Monday June 16, 2025 @01:51PM (#44291729)

The parent post made the contention there are no other options.

And according to other comments here, the "fixed price" isn't actually true - it appears some ride-share apps will add fees at the conclusion of the ride.

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