| ▲ | 1024core 3 days ago | |
Imagine if you could buy your own "Waymo-equipped car". No need for driving lessons. No aggravation. No road rage. How many people would pay for such a luxury car? With the US population aging and public transit non-existent in most places, Waymo probably has a market for cars. | ||
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| ▲ | hedora 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Assuming there are multiple providers of the software, I’d pay expect to pay normal automotive margins on top of the hardware cost. That’s probably $1000-2000 per car, or about a penny a mile. I’m not sure how much a few lidars will cost at scale. The compute board is a few hundred. Modern cars already have plenty of cameras. | ||
| ▲ | rgmerk 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
There’s clearly a demand for self-driving privately owned vehicles as well, but think of it this way - why own a self-driving Chevy when you could hire a self-driving Cadillac when you need to go somewhere? | ||
| ▲ | senordevnyc 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I would pay $100k today for a basic EV with Waymo tech. Maybe more. It would essentially be like having a 24/7 personal car and driver available. | ||
| ▲ | free652 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I am I really hate driving long road trips.. So yes! Or they could even sell private taxi between states so I don't even have to own a car :) | ||