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California DMV approves map increase in Waymo driverless operations

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Re: California DMV approves map increase in Waymo driverless operations

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Post by trillic »

codethief wrote: post #35
trillic wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$150-$200 if you book ahead.

Jeez. How much is a Waymo gonna be?

I only do LAX if it’s cheaper/ faster than SAN. LAX is so much better connected in terms of direct flights because of the competition the cost/time is often worth it. I’d rather sit in a cab than get stuck in ATL/DTW/SLC.

Re: California DMV approves map increase in Waymo driverless operations

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Post by polishTar »

jerlam wrote: post #43
arjie wrote: post #20

The effectiveness with which AVs have been able to test and spread despite local municipalities being fairly luddite about them does provide positive evidence for the idea that states are the right level of government for many of these decisions. If this had been entirely up to Bay Area municipalities it would have been infeasible, and this outcome and the lives consequently saved will be due to state-level decision-…

I don't see any reason that individual Bay Area cities cannot pass laws against Waymo operating there. Why they would do so is a different matter. I'm hopeful though.

Municipalities are generally preempted from regulating matters of statewide concern. In CA, the state decided to have the CA DMV regulate operational safety and the CPUC regulate the commercial service. Individual cities are prevented from enacting local laws that encroach upon state authority.

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Post by hintklb »

njarboe wrote: post #8
Fricken wrote: post #2

It's been a long time coming, but Waymo is doing it. Waymo is scaleable and on the march! They've been announcing plans to roll out in new cities every month or 2 all year, and by the end of 2026 they'll be testing or offering the public rides over 30 metropolitan areas. I'm most curious to see how they do in the winter city of Minneapolis over the next several months.

Competition does encourage action. Glad Tesla started rolling out their robotaxies.

Tesla is not competition to Waymo.

There are 10 other companies that are currently testing without a driver. Those are competition.

Tesla so far is a gimmick of self-driving with a safety driver that takes over once in a while. That's where Waymo was more than 5 years ago.

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Post by decimalenough »

tudelo wrote: post #45
krat0sprakhar wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> then I’d wait 10 minutes, then they’d cancel. Rinse and repeat for 30 minutes, This is such a common problem in SF (esp in odd times / from the airport). Waymo has been a lifesaver in these situations.

I don't know what it is but in basically every major airport I have struggled to get an uber/lyft. I expect at minimum one cancellation...

In many cities this is solved with the "Uber rank" system, where you simply get in the first car in line, give the driver a code, and then it loads up your journey. Fast and avoids any hassles with drivers rejecting your destination.

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Post by 51Cards »

I rode in one of these in Phoenix in June, loved the experience! Had to go to a pharmacy so purposely picked one a half hour across the city so I could just watch the car perform. Felt like the future (though it did glitch once). Made a sudden turn off the road into a parking lot, did a lap of the outside of the parking lot, and exited back onto the same road to continue on. Must have thought something was blocking the road and made a detour around it? Other than that it seemed pretty flawless.
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