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Knut · 08-20-2024, 01:33 PM

Was in SAN Fran for 4 nights. We took Waymo 5 times and Uber 2x and taxi 1x.

Waymo is quick, fun, good service and you can pipe in your own music on the ride.

Once when stopped some guy came up and tried to kick the mirror off. Clearly not everyone likes the idea Support called right away to check on us and do a safety check on the car.

Cost wise it was comparable with both Uber and Waymo using surge pricing. With Uber we had some good drivers with good service. With the taxi driver he got mad that we asked for him to turn on the meter instead of taking cash (safety with kids in the car). He yelled at my wife for being “one of those people”. A meter tracks location.

Waymo doesn’t go everywhere (no airport or out of the San Francisco area) and I am not sure when Airport will be an option due to lobbying.

Overall, I can’t wait for Waymo (or other taxi services) to come to Canada.

I think taxis are a thing of the past pretty quickly and it will be Uber, Lyft and Waymo left standing.

08-20-2024, 01:33 PM	#1
Knut Join Date: Oct 2002 Exp:	Let’s talk about Waymo (driverless taxi). Was in SAN Fran for 4 nights. We took Waymo 5 times and Uber 2x and taxi 1x. Waymo is quick, fun, good service and you can pipe in your own music on the ride. Once when stopped some guy came up and tried to kick the mirror off. Clearly not everyone likes the idea Support called right away to check on us and do a safety check on the car. Cost wise it was comparable with both Uber and Waymo using surge pricing. With Uber we had some good drivers with good service. With the taxi driver he got mad that we asked for him to turn on the meter instead of taking cash (safety with kids in the car). He yelled at my wife for being “one of those people”. A meter tracks location. Waymo doesn’t go everywhere (no airport or out of the San Francisco area) and I am not sure when Airport will be an option due to lobbying. Overall, I can’t wait for Waymo (or other taxi services) to come to Canada. I think taxis are a thing of the past pretty quickly and it will be Uber, Lyft and Waymo left standing.