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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by xnx on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @09:15PM (#49177437)
Self driving cars are public transportation and make areas much more walkable and bikeable.
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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by TranquilMarmot on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:33PM (#49177917)
If they are owned and operated by mega-corporations like Alphabet, they are not public
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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by oblio on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @01:30AM (#49178912)
> Self driving cars are public transportation

Waymo is literally a private company.

> make areas much more walkable and bikeable.

How so? Autonomous car companies have every incentive to continue lobbying for car only infrastructure? Why would they want infrastructure that increases competition?

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