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258 points · 348 comments · raybb

  1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
    Waymo pays you $2.85 in Waymo credit to take the train

    (Waymo takes $2.85 off your next ride if you take the train)

    I live in East Bay, and I often take gratuitous Waymo trips all the way across the city to Embarcadero Station to ride BART back home. I do this because I like seeing the pretty skyscrapers and the bustling city and the pretty townhomes painted interesting colors. They may want to rethink their reward structure a bit to avoid paying out to people like me.

    1. evmar · · focus · HN ↗
      A trick I learned from an east bay friend is that (when possible) the bus across the bridge is way nicer than the BART under the bay, especially around sunset.
      1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah but then you're on a bus...
        1. lern_too_spel · · focus · HN ↗
          It's a double decker.
          1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
            As a human who sometimes needs to use the restroom, I like my transit rides to take a predictable amount of time.

            Sunset on the Bay Bridge is prime rush hour traffic time, and the favorite pasttime of many Bay Area drivers is to get in a traffic accident after work.

            As far as I can tell, these double decker buses are not equipped with a restroom for their riders. Even though I'm sure the view is amazing, the red line is less often obstructed by traffic.

            1. Barbing · · focus · HN ↗
              West Oakland to Embarcadero is great: 7min BART, or 45-60(+) at rush hour on the bridge. No better timesave that I know of with BART.
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