Discussion
Steel For Fuel
futura_heavy: I wonder if the net benefit to society rests on the side of the autonomous vehicles (potentially safer roads) or retaining “driver” as a category of employed people (3 to 5% of the population in the US).
denimnerd42: may open up other opportunities due to people being more mobile. more commerce activity in general. I heavily dislike having to find parking or hiring a non waymo ride.
Glyptodon: I wonder if anyone has any incentive to make it so you can pay with cash like a vending machine.
sheepscreek: The roads will be safer. The streets though? Remains to be seen…Also I calculated - the approximate worth of those Waymos sitting on that lot was likely upwards of $400M! It doesn't seem much compared to hyperscaler spending but it’s not chump change either. I believe they are going all in.
xnx: Current estimate of the active fleet size is 3,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo#:~:text=As%20of%20March%...
beastcoast: (2025)
