Waymo – Dallas Open to All

Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by Lammy on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:10PM (#49176552)

The point is that some people have other options. Personally I will always choose to go where I want, when I want, in the privacy of my own vehicle. Even if Waymo were completely free I'd still choose those things, and I am thankful I have the option to choose.

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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by filoleg on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @08:00PM (#49176908)

Good for you, and I fully respect other people making choices like that. I don't believe that you should be forced into a situation that makes you use waymo despite your wishes, and I believe that you should be able to opt out (in case you want to).

Back to the topic, why should I not be allowed a choice of having a subsidized/free waymo that prioritizes me and my neighbors (given I would be participating in this fully out of my own volition)?

If I am allowed to make that choice, do you believe that poors should have access to the same service and be allowed to make the same choices as non-poors in that regard? If no, then why not?

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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by s1artibartfast on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:18PM (#49176607)

Would you rather have that or be living on the street? Maybe let people without housing have that choice

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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by Lammy on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:23PM (#49176646)

Yes those are definitely the only two possibilities.

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