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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by alistairSH on Sunday June 15, 2025 @09:43AM (#44282254)
I don’t know why they don’t require it. Every Uber in Porto Rico uses the PIN but I’ve only had one in the mainland USA ask for it.
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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by jonny_eh on Sunday June 15, 2025 @11:22AM (#44282751)
You need to enable it on your account.
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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by alistairSH on Monday June 16, 2025 @01:49PM (#44291706)
Exactly - I believe it should be required for safety, limits shenanigans, etc. Apparently, it is required in Puerto Rico, but I don't know if drivers have to enable it themselves or if the app knows where the driver is operating. Are you saying the rider can also turn it on all the time? If so, that's good - I've only ever it seen driver's request it (all in PR, and one in mainland US, everywhere else, no PIN).
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Re:Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft – and people are ... by jonny_eh on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @06:01PM (#44304433)
Right, YOU need to enable it. I assumed it was always up to the rider, since they're the beneficiary of it.
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