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 harvey9 on Sunday June 15, 2025 @05:54AM (#44281460)

This is good, but why can't these firms determine when your phone and the drivers phone are far apart?

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by michaelt on Sunday June 15, 2025 @06:39AM (#44281592)

It's not unusual to call a taxi for another person. Or to make a multi-stop journey where some people get out before others. You can even send a parcel across town in a taxi.

Checking phone proximity might be helpful in some cases, but it's not a silver bullet.

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by vachina on Sunday June 15, 2025 @07:25AM (#44281753)

GPS does not work everywhere, and not every device support BLE beacons.

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by andrepd on Sunday June 15, 2025 @08:03AM (#44281867)

I never give location permissions to any app if I can avoid it (indeed I don't even have the spyware app if I can avoid it; e.g. I use the web to order an Uber)

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by blindriver on Sunday June 15, 2025 @06:31AM (#44281571)

Too many people order Ubers for other people so it won’t work.

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