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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Sunday June 15, 2025 @09:04AM (#44282110)
Heh, from the sounds of things it’s more likely the Waymo would have simply driven to their actual destination.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44281694

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by whimsicalism on Sunday June 15, 2025 @03:12PM (#44284341)
these tales are generally the apocryphal dreams of suburbanites. the uber driver would have pulled a gun on you?

i’m sorry but i grew up in urban America, nobody is mugging people under an account tied to their name/DL

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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday June 15, 2025 @05:45PM (#44285179)
I grew up in substantially more dangerous environs than urban America.

It's entirely possible to live quite safely, in urban US areas, but the opposite is also true, and those folks are the ones that like people that live in the bubbles.

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