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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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mgfist ◴[22 Aug 25 17:35 UTC] No.44987310[source]▶
Man I love Waymo everytime I'm in SF. Truly feel like I'm living in the future when I sit in one
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StableAlkyne ◴[22 Aug 25 18:49 UTC] No.44988300[source]▶
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.

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1. whamlastxmas ◴[22 Aug 25 20:09 UTC] No.44989213[source]▶
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