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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by runarberg on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:43PM (#49176776)
This is already the case. A lot of transit agencies have a vanpools, rideshares, and ridehales for their low frequency areas. I used one recently in Tacoma because my ferry was late and the bus from the ferry arrives only ones an hour.

I will say it was super nice. However, I would prefer a regular and a direct bus any day. Being able to just walk into a bus, scan my transit card and get on with my day is a much preferable experience then to order a ridehail via an app.

So if a transit agency can just increase their bus frequency, they should. They should not however pass the limited funds they do have over to a private company.

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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by SoftTalker on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @08:03PM (#49176932)
Last I checked, buses, related infrastructure, and fuel are all made by private companies
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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by TranquilMarmot on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:32PM (#49177908)
If they were taking the bus in Tacoma, it would be owned and operated by King County Metro which is publicly owned and uses roads that are publicly owned. A great deal of the buses are electric or zero emissions, using electricity from Seattle City Light which is publicly owned.
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