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minus-squaremabeledo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThey aren’t making any profit with self driving taxis, though.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoAre you sure? I see Waymo driving around picking and dropping people off. I would imagine that charging more for the novelty and not having to pay the driver would actually generate a lot of profit.
minus-squaremabeledo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThey run for Uber and don’t charge extra. Regardless, they aren’t profitable, and last year they lost $5 billion, see https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2026/02/waymo-losses-about-5-billion.html
They aren’t making any profit with self driving taxis, though.
Are you sure? I see Waymo driving around picking and dropping people off. I would imagine that charging more for the novelty and not having to pay the driver would actually generate a lot of profit.
They run for Uber and don’t charge extra. Regardless, they aren’t profitable, and last year they lost $5 billion, see https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2026/02/waymo-losses-about-5-billion.html