> In San Francisco, self-driving cars are now more of a tourist attraction than cable cars
You can't actually ride one as a tourist, since it requires a USA-based Apple Store account and local credit card.
underdeserver•8mo ago
I think they people coming from other parts of the US.
julianz•8mo ago
My colleagues took one a week ago and are both Android users from New Zealand, so I don't think that's true?
ricardobeat•8mo ago
May be different for Android then? It was definitely true for me when I visited not long ago.
fredthestair•8mo ago
I stopped using Apple stuff in any capacity because of their regioning of accounts a long time ago, so it being unique to them wouldn't surprise me.
porridgeraisin•8mo ago
Yea, my relatives (india) with one android and one iphone took a couple as well in san francicso.
ricardobeat•8mo ago
Would love to know how for next time - the app is only available in the US app store, and I had no luck requesting Uber EV.
watwut•8mo ago
There are no American tourists in America?
apercu•8mo ago
A couple Canadian friends of mine rode in one two weeks ago so I don’t think that’s true?
jinpa_zangpo•8mo ago
Hard to believe an Alphabet company doesn't support Android.
kvakkefly•8mo ago
Im Norwegian and have used it several times in the US.
ricardobeat•8mo ago
How did you do it, is the app downloadable in the norwegian App Store?
In the Netherlands store the Waymo One app is not available, I thought it would be the same for other countries but apparently I was wrong.
metalman•8mo ago
10m rides, that get's us to like what? a quarter past 9am on Monday in Mumbi.
They have a long way to go before any claims of scaling are valid, and not just scale, but the ability to perform when cabs are in highest demand, busy rush hour, cold, rainy, approaching the hollidays
fragmede•8mo ago
Oh no. thay haven't completely solved the entire problem all at once. all they've managed to do is make significant progress in proving that the problem is tractable. they should should stop wasting their time and get real jobs.
fredthestair•8mo ago
The hyperbole of the title is the point I think. It actually does make me cynical like Waymo could fart and the US cheer leading machine would go into action.. How is WeRide doing and why are they faking that they are a California company?
jogjayr•8mo ago
Who would even want a Waymo in Mumbai? Human-driven taxis and autorickshaws there are cheap and comfortable. Public transit is fast and low-latency.
It seems perfect for cities without cheap taxis or fast public transit.
Disclosure: I'm a Googler but have no inside knowledge of Waymo.
ricardobeat•8mo ago
You can't actually ride one as a tourist, since it requires a USA-based Apple Store account and local credit card.
underdeserver•8mo ago
julianz•8mo ago
ricardobeat•8mo ago
fredthestair•8mo ago
porridgeraisin•8mo ago
ricardobeat•8mo ago
watwut•8mo ago
apercu•8mo ago
jinpa_zangpo•8mo ago
kvakkefly•8mo ago
ricardobeat•8mo ago
In the Netherlands store the Waymo One app is not available, I thought it would be the same for other countries but apparently I was wrong.