Comment by xnx

> The “consistently clean” part won’t last, that’s just because they’re new.

A fair bit of the unclean part of Ubers/Lyfts comes from the drivers: cigarettes, marijuana, food, perfume, air "fresheners", body odor.

Waymo's have internal cameras that can detect visible uncleanliness.

Easy to report and have accountability (to the previous rider) if there's a significant cleanliness problem (spilled food, vomit).

Next generation Zeekr vehicles (limited by tariffs right now) might be better designed for cleaning: better materials, fewer nooks and crannies, larger door openings.