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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. beeflet ◴[23 Aug 25 02:52 UTC] No.44992655[source]▶
Just don't tip then
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2. StableAlkyne ◴[23 Aug 25 05:08 UTC] No.44993345[source]▶
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.