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California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf]

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Re: California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf]

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New Waymo operating area: https://twitter.com/saferroadsorg/status/1763687210447196417

Does this mean they can go on the highways? If so that’s a significant upgrade to the Waymo service in the SF Bay Area, as it can now take you between towns.

Re: California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf]

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As a resident, I don’t support this at all.

Waymos are annoying to have on the road - they go extremely slowly (with good reason) and make weird traffic moves.

Do we want our roads getting clogged up with super slow taxis that steal jobs from ordinary people and give them to the tech industry?

Re: California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf]

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Has anyone tried it recently? Does it work well? How does the price compare to Uber?

I take them in SF regularly, for trips that aren't well-served by Muni. It works well. I've never had even the slightest criticism of how it drives. Compared to Uber, it costs more but never drives on the sidewalk and doesn't operate a Prius with 900,000 miles on the odometer and no windshield wipers.
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