Is Waymo clear about what the end goal is? I can't tell if they plan to launch an Uber like service, or a direct-to-consumer lease type service, or just to be suppliers (whole vehicles, components like lidar, software) to companies like Uber. Or maybe they are leaving all of that undecided for now?
I'm not sure this rider trial thing strongly signals any of them. You would want real world end-customer experiences regardless, I would think.
I'm not sure this rider trial thing strongly signals any of them. You would want real world end-customer experiences regardless, I would think.