Rideshare hailers on Uber in Austin, Texas, can now call a driverless Waymo, from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, for the first time. - ThreadSky

cnn.com • 2 days ago

Rideshare hailers on Uber in Austin, Texas, can now call a driverless Waymo, from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, for the first time.

Comments

willemcd.bsky.social•1 day ago

This feels like an strategic mistake for Google.
Wayno is around a year ahead of the competition. Enough to build a true competitor to Uber, who is now destined to retain most value, while waymo’s upside will be capped once other self-driving suppliers have entered…

willemcd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course, this would demand rapid, aggressive expansion—everything Google isn’t.

baconofwar.bsky.social•2 days ago

Chose your Satan.

akiva631.bsky.social•2 days ago

No thanks. Not only would I never entrust jy life as a passenger in one, I don’t want to be on the road with them either. Driverless cars should be banned across the board.

meganne23.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe I'm just a control freak but I am not surrendering my fate to a fucking car with a mind of it's own

cgj845.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is that any different than trusting it to a stranger? A machine will make a mistake once until (hopefully) it gets fixed. A bad driver will continually run lights until the odds catch up with them.

meganne23.bsky.social•2 days ago

At least I can communicate with a driver and get the fuck out. I'm not trying to talk to a machine. Thank you

cgj845.bsky.social•2 days ago

Are you expecting the machine to lock you in?

meganne23.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes. And I have actually read accounts of self driving cars licking people down. I don't understand all the mechanics and I'm not interested in being a test case. Others are welcome to volunteer

cgj845.bsky.social•2 days ago

But you are a test case every time you get in with a human driver on a road filled with flawed human drivers.

nikopirate.bsky.social•1 day ago

At your own risk.

sisterlylovvve.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think anyone cray to ride in the backseat of a driverless DOGE tech type computer programmed car

winewgn.bsky.social•2 days ago

Boycott all things Musk!!

newlevelofhell.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have nightmares that I'm in the backseat of a car with no driver.

cfoh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Having ridden in a Waymo, I gotta say, it's a nice experience.

amandasorcerer.bsky.social•2 days ago

I would never ride in a driverless car. It cannot possibly account for an unknown factor that only a human can respond. They are dangerous to riders and all vehicles on the road.

cgj845.bsky.social•2 days ago

Driverless cars will encounter an unknown factor once and then it will be reprogrammed. Going forward all riders and vehicles will benefit from that. Your live drivers better not be checking their phone, distracted by something, or zoning out when they face the same factor.

themistocleswall.bsky.social•2 days ago

have used Waymo quite a bit

uniformly good experience so far

johnramsey1962.bsky.social•2 days ago

During a week in San Francisco I was amazed how quickly riding in a Waymo felt so normal.

dracler.bsky.social•2 days ago

The driver is just as much a babysitter. Those seats are going to be covered in booze, Taco Bell, and semen.

oregonipa.bsky.social•2 days ago

You forgot fecal matter and boogers

warpfactor10.bsky.social•2 days ago

thanks for the chuckles

msblue23.bsky.social•1 day ago

I predict the over/under for number of incidents this causes during #SXSW at 7, with at least 3 involving scooters. This won’t even include the number of times the cars are abandoned because people will get tired of waiting in all the traffic.

hisky111524.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump/Musk destroying the United States. Aligning with dictators and turning their back on our strong country allies. How long will the Republican Congress you all voted for let him destroy our country before they impeach this insanity? I will never vote for any Republican again.