I use my commuter benefit debit card to pay for public transit. Notably this does not include rideshares like Waymo. In order to claim the transit reward I could use a personal card to pay for both transit and Waymo, but that leads to considerable friction where I need to collect receipts and submit claims to use my commuter benefit. Most companies in SF must offer a commuter benefit so it doesn't seem like many people will be getting this Waymo transit reward.

▲ dotancohen 9 hours ago | parent [-]

  > rideshares like Waymo

I don't live in California, so maybe I'm misunderstanding something. Uber and Lyft were ostensibly originally meant for people already travelling from point A to point B to share the ride with someone and make some money - and still could be used that way. But Waymo had always been a car-for-hire service with no pretension. So why is it grouped together with "rideshare" and not taxis?

	▲	theokrueger 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		waymo, uber, lyft, etc. are akin to a classic black cab service where you call a number to make a sort of ride appointment. these never needed taxi licenses, as taxis are specifically hailable from the street at will rather than prebooked.
	▲	roncesvalles 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I think calling them "rideshare" was always a legal euphemism.
	▲	mitxela 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		"rideshare" means "taxis" now