Looks like Waymo is in DC!

[Anonymous]

Just saw one drive down our street. Someone was in the passenger seat. So I guess they are driving every street in DC with someone in the car. Hopefully they start up soon!

[Anonymous]

We saw one yesterday but someone was in the driver seat. Is that part of the test?

[Anonymous]

Is it cheaper than Uber?
No tipping required at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We saw one yesterday but someone was in the driver seat. Is that part of the test?

I think they are mapping. So they have to someone in the drivers. We were in LA and they were everywhere. It is wild seeing the car drive by with no one driving!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it cheaper than Uber?
No tipping required at least.

It depends but it's generally equal or less. I live in a city that has had Waymo for a while. My kid takes one home from school occasionally when I can't get him (can't drive yet). He likes not having to talk to a driver. They're way more predictable than some of the awful drivers in the area.

They will have drivers in them for a period while they're testing them out.

[Anonymous]

I did it in SF recently.it was surprisingly nice and even calming. It was more $$ than Uber but maybe not since u don’t need to tip.

[Anonymous]

I have had some wild rides in Uber. Would rather have a robot drive me!
I think Waymo has a partnership with Uber and you can request the driverless car.

[Anonymous]

Did Waymo is Phoenix and it was super cool. I’m just shocked DC is the next market. The streets are not straight and the drivers are crazy! Seems like a difficult city to navigate

[Anonymous]

I only want Saymo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did Waymo is Phoenix and it was super cool. I’m just shocked DC is the next market. The streets are not straight and the drivers are crazy! Seems like a difficult city to navigate

So Waymo uses a combination of cameras, radar and lidar. All this information is controlled by an AI. They have done over 200,000 rides. The data for each hour of driving time for all the waymo cars is analyzed by the AI and it learns the best thing to do. They have over a million hours of driving data that has been analyzed and used to updated and improve the AI software.

In theory the AI is most likely the best and most experienced driver on the road. Its reaction times are almost at the speed of light. So if it sees a dangerous problem it will reaction after running through all the data it has- distance, speed, road conditions, how quickly it can break at current speed, maximum radius of turning, etc.

[Anonymous]

There are tons of them in SF. It's nice to see them coming to DC, although I don't know who they will be driving, as there are not many people in DC, and DC is small to traverse on foot and on a bike. There would be more demand in the suburbs IMHO.

The only concern I have with this technology is impact on people. Many make a living driving Uber and taxi. What will they do if jobs shrink more and more in every industry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are tons of them in SF. It's nice to see them coming to DC, although I don't know who they will be driving, as there are not many people in DC, and DC is small to traverse on foot and on a bike. There would be more demand in the suburbs IMHO.

The only concern I have with this technology is impact on people. Many make a living driving Uber and taxi. What will they do if jobs shrink more and more in every industry?

The big push is in to self driving trucks. There are about 3.5 million truck drivers average salaries $62k a year. They will start by replacing drivers between ports and hubs.