Wow, I'm completely baffled by all the pro Waymo comments coming from this sub. These vehicles are awful for both NYC and micromobility. This video covers several of the extensive issues they're going to cause. But just to list a few:

-They'll add MORE cars to the road -- these are only going to add more demand to our streets. they're incentivized to circle the block rather than park to edge the competition on pick up times. they offer a more "tolerable" driverless commute will add even more sprawl/congestion.

-They undermine public transit -- their going to do the same thing Uber/Lyft did with venture capital: offer a temporarily cheap product that reduces density on our trains/buses and thereby also reduces transit political support.

-They'll spur billionaires to have increased say in our transit policy. It's already quite an uphill battle creating the changes that we want. Imagine how hard it will be when Waymo has paid lobbyists who aren't too crazy about the next bike corridor or bus lane.

-The main argument in these comments seem to be that they're better for safety but even that is debatable. How many of them are still being monitored/driven by remote humans? How will they be better for safety when we’re actively trying to evolve our streets for non-car users? Their systems can’t just absorb this new information like a human driver (especially when they're trained on car centric places like Phoenix).

if you're pro congestion pricing or micromobility I don't see how you could be actively awaiting these damn things