Waymo launched a $30 loyalty tier. The thread explained what people are really paying to avoid (waymo.com)
A former Uber engineer, a wife who won't ride alone, a rider who got a mid-trip lecture on religion: the thread filled with reasons people pay to skip the human driver. One commenter cited 400,000 Uber assault and misconduct reports from 2017–2022.
The dissent worth hearing: is engineering away every mildly uncomfortable human interaction actually a society we want? The most upvoted product idea wasn't Premier at all — it was Waymo-meets-Zipcar.
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