No one was inside a Waymo car as it was destroyed.

A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco::A Waymo car was destroyed in San Francisco as a crowd began vandalizing it and ultimately set the car on fire. Nobody was in the vehicle at the time.

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    We’re talking about a taxi service, not an individual’s car. Waymo is not example of wealth inequality, unless the brush you use is as broad as "requires technology to run = tech bro devilry’.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Happen to know the cost of one Waymo taxi vs one taxi plus a person making a living from driving that taxi? I do know that Waymo charges more and almost all info is hidden.

      • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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        10 months ago

        In 2021 it cost Waymo ~$180k for a brand new Jaguar i-pace with all their sensors and computers outfitted. Given that 2021 i-paces started at $70k, we’re looking at ~$100k for the sensors and computers necessary.

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
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          10 months ago

          So since a taxi driver in san fran makes (according to a quick google) $48,384 a year we can assume this means they need at least 2 years out of these to break even. This is assuming it does not get set on fire from the driver who is now out of a job.

          • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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            10 months ago

            What’s your point? That’s self driving systems are incredibly cheap and worth it? An ROI of 2 years on first generation hardware is very good spot to be in.