Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

Man I love Waymo everytime I'm in SF. Truly feel like I'm living in the future when I sit in one

Biggest thing I'm excited for is knowing what the cost will be ahead of time

Which Uber used to provide... Until they were infected with tipping. Hell, I will gladly pay more than I would've spent on a tip (20%) just to avoid the hassle.

My worst personal quality is that while I tip extremely well for everything (like $15 for a $40 haircut) I absolutely refuse to leave tips almost always for Ubers. I will if it was genuinely good service, a clean car that doesn’t have a gallon of fragrance in it that I’m massively allergic to, and the driver either leaves me alone or has a nice convo with me when it’s clear I’m trying to engage in one, and drives safely. However the combination of these things is really uncommon, and I’m usually very unhappy with at least one aspect of the ride.

On the flip side I very rarely take Ubers so my shitty obstinance here doesn’t have a big impact

I was also really salty when they decided to make tips a huge part of it. I hate tipping culture despite tipping very well. And if you read the subreddit for drivers they are constantly complaining about how people tip, and complaining that even 20% is not anywhere near enough

> Until they were infected with tipping

I and most of my friends stopped tipping Ubers in New York after ride-share drivers won hourly wage minimums.

Just don't tip then

Remove the social obligation to subsidize poor wages and I would.

Also remove the passenger rating system, because drivers ding you if you don't.

But I suspect they will not do these things, hence why I would rather use a service that doesn't have this.