Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft -- and people are paying anyway

Surprise, surprise, if confirmed! A question of supply and demand! Attractions, novelties and bragging rights cost more!

Or is competition between autonomous driving and human driving driving lowering the price for human services?

What will happen if Waymo faces competition from other autonomous vehicle ride hailing/robotaxi services.

"... Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expensive than comparative offerings from Uber and Lyft – and it doesn’t seem to matter. ..."

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