Let’s see Waymo in not ideal climates. I do not understand this obsession with robot taxis. Waymo is still losing money and would have been a better business if they just hired cab drivers.
China has self driving taxis. They have sleek lidar integrated EVs that are under $50k. Even at 100% tariff that would seem a better platform than Waymo. US Oligarchy tax is at play in making it a $250k only option. Same will apply to Optimus.
People should just drive the car.
Are you aware of just how bad people are at that?
Waymo robotaxis are already better drivers than humans, by a lot.
Let’s see Waymo in not ideal climates. I do not understand this obsession with robot taxis. Waymo is still losing money and would have been a better business if they just hired cab drivers.
Future. They want a future where they don’t need people. So pure profits.
Sure in select cities and conditions. Let’s see them drive on a snow covered road.
As bad as people are, something like a Tesla is much worse
https://electrek.co/2026/01/29/teslas-own-robotaxi-data-confirms-crash-rate-3x-worse-than-humans-even-with-monitor/
And something like a Waymo costs $250,000+ which is… Hard to swallow
https://sfist.com/2025/04/25/you-might-soon-be-able-to-buy-and-own-your-own-self-driving-waymo-car/
China has self driving taxis. They have sleek lidar integrated EVs that are under $50k. Even at 100% tariff that would seem a better platform than Waymo. US Oligarchy tax is at play in making it a $250k only option. Same will apply to Optimus.
There’s a reason I specified Waymo. Tesla isn’t self driving, it’s lane assist with a fraudulent name.