Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix

Post by CPLX » Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 9:56 PM UTC

senordevnyc wrote: post #214

CPLX wrote: post #143

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No, I don't think it's because you're in a taxi. I think everybody should try to cut to the front of the line. That's what everybody does in New York, and it works pretty well. It's pretty easy to understand what's gonna happen next. I've lived in New York for longer than most HN posters here have been alive, most likely. A couple of times a year, I'll end up in a car with someone who doesn't understand how this whol…

I live and drive in NYC, and this is utter bullshit. To the extent that it's difficult to drive here, it's because of assholes who think they deserve to cut the line and fuck it up for everyone else. Please stop driving here, you clearly aren't qualified to do so.

Post by Rebelgecko » Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 9:59 PM UTC

qnleigh wrote: post #138

A lot of people rely on Uber and Lyft for supplemental or primary income, so this could be very disruptive if it continues to scale. Are we not worried about this in the medium-term? Also I appreciate many of the random human interactions I've had with Uber/Lyft drivers. Of course not every ride was great, but many drivers had stories and experiences that no one I usually meet would have. For me, the safe but bland e…

Post by donut_rider » Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 10:03 PM UTC

AtlasBarfed wrote: post #277

mmmlinux wrote: post #28

I was in SF a few weekend ago and rode both Waymo and normal Lyft style taxi cars. the Waymo was a better experience in every single way. One of the Lyfts i was in drove on the shoulder for a while like it was a lane. The Waymos were just smooth consistent driving. No aggressive driving to get you dumped off so they can get to the next fair.

Oh great! Doing life-threatening activities is now verified by anecdotal evidence. I get there. Basically isn't any laws for corporations anymore, is there any way I can see anything in regards to the safety of this at a statistical level? Where is NHTSA? Oh right, no federal agencies exist anymore except for those that maintain the oligarchy. And I don't give a crap if Uber has really good statistics and studies and…

Post by JeremyNT » Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 10:04 PM UTC

ang_cire wrote: post #192

cynicalsecurity wrote: post #142

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> It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you. You mean just like programmers watching AI replacing them?

AI doesn't replace programmers, it's used by programmers for efficiency. Waymo is most definitely not being used by taxi or rideshare drivers to be more efficient.

Post by energy123 » Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 10:15 PM UTC

ang_cire wrote: post #188

SirFatty wrote: post #88

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"It must be interesting being an Uber driver right now and literally watching the robots that will replace you driving around with you." You mean the way taxi drivers had to watch as Uber and Lyft replaced them?

It's funny how "exploit workers worse (medallions) and worse (rideshares) until we can fully cut them out" has played out in such a perfect microcosm, and yet somehow people here don't seem to register that it was never the workers' own fault. Taxis didn't lose because rideshares played the game better, they lost because rideshare companies used investor money to leapfrog their apps, ignored actual commercial transpo…