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Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by onlyrealcuzzo »

melling wrote: post #10
ElijahLynn wrote: post #2

Very exciting news, as more people use autonomous vehicles, the less parking needs there will be and hopefully more parking lots can be reclaimed with plant life, that benefits the whole earth with better air and calming energy.

Especially in Los Angeles where 14% of land is for parking. https://la.curbed.com/2015/11/30/9895842/how-much-parking-lo... The air quality is particularly bad in LA too. If more people used WayMo EV’s there would be a noticeable difference. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/report-says-la-has-mos...

That's surprisingly low.

Houston is ~64% streets and parking: https://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-are-25-looking-a...

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by j_kao »

This will be interesting to see if they can crack LA - drunk and overly aggressive drivers, crack addicts running around the streets, and vandalism.

You can already see this "tragedy of the commons" type of behavior with the unusable public transport system (it's a nightmare to use the trains between Koreatown and DTLA, especially for women) and in the private sector with Lime and Bird scooters.

Very exciting if it works out, but I don't have high hopes.

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by porphyra »

j_kao wrote: post #13

This will be interesting to see if they can crack LA - drunk and overly aggressive drivers, crack addicts running around the streets, and vandalism. You can already see this "tragedy of the commons" type of behavior with the unusable public transport system (it's a nightmare to use the trains between Koreatown and DTLA, especially for women) and in the private sector with Lime and Bird scooters. Very exciting if it w…

Regarding crack addicts, LA isn't that much worse than SF where they have been testing for a while. Yes, LA is bigger and has more crack addicts, but the density of crack addicts per square kilometer is about the same between the Tenderloin and Skid Row.

Waymo will probably just geofence out the worst areas anyway.

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by tmpz22 »

stirlo wrote: post #7

A big move for sure. The LA demographics are much less tech heavy than other cities. Hopefully they succeed and have a model where transportation become cheaper and more efficient and an individual owning a car becomes an option rather than a necessity.

> have a model where transportation become cheaper

Multiple billions have been spent on developing this technology, its hard to imagine they won't squeeze out maximum profit with a multitude of dark patterns if they do become mainstream.

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by melling »

onlyrealcuzzo wrote: post #11
melling wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Especially in Los Angeles where 14% of land is for parking. https://la.curbed.com/2015/11/30/9895842/how-much-parking-lo... The air quality is particularly bad in LA too. If more people used WayMo EV’s there would be a noticeable difference. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/report-says-la-has-mos...

That's surprisingly low. Houston is ~64% streets and parking: https://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-are-25-looking-a...

“Houston, TX

Surface parking: 21.3%

Garage parking: 3.7%”

Parking is 25%, which is a more apples to apples comparison. More garages in LA?

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

#18

Post by hervature »

> When we think about our next cities, Los Angeles jumps out,” said Waymo’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. “LA is a remarkable, vibrant place – and Waymo’s experience leaves us best positioned to tackle its driving complexity.

That's a funny way to say the next biggest place with 300 days of sun per year.

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

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Post by TotoHorner »

hervature wrote: post #18

> When we think about our next cities, Los Angeles jumps out,” said Waymo’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. “LA is a remarkable, vibrant place – and Waymo’s experience leaves us best positioned to tackle its driving complexity. That's a funny way to say the next biggest place with 300 days of sun per year.

> That's a funny way to say the next biggest place with 300 days of sun per year.

Why does that matter?

Re: Next Stop for Waymo One: Los Angeles

#20

Post by colinmhayes »

TotoHorner wrote: post #19
hervature wrote: post #18

> When we think about our next cities, Los Angeles jumps out,” said Waymo’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. “LA is a remarkable, vibrant place – and Waymo’s experience leaves us best positioned to tackle its driving complexity. That's a funny way to say the next biggest place with 300 days of sun per year.

> That's a funny way to say the next biggest place with 300 days of sun per year. Why does that matter?

Self driving cars don’t work in rain/snow
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