Comment by majormajor

When Uber came out you often got nicer cars in nicer condition than cabs for less money. Funny that the condition thing has turned on them.

I don't have a strong opinion yet on the long-term viability of Waymo (or any other competitor) because I think we need to see two things:

* what will the cars look like in 3 years? 5?

* will autonomous tech and supporting infra (like cheap automated parking in sparse parts of cities for cars to stay when not in use) make its way into consumer products at a low enough price point, leading to heavy Waymo users turning into vehicle owners instead? This was one of the issues with the scooter/e-bike rental market.