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1. novia · 1790136677 · 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 · 1790137251 · 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 · 1790137909 · focus · HN ↗

         Yeah but then you're on a bus...

         1. alex_duf · 1790143083 · focus · HN ↗

            I've heard multiple times Americans complaining about being on the bus.

            Genuine question, what's up with being on the bus?

            I lived in Vancouver BC, I can't see anything wrong with their bus. Not perfect, but yeah... It's a bus, goes from stop to stop. Anything special about bay area buses?

            1. larusso · 1790144073 · focus · HN ↗

               Yeah. I took the bus in NY and SF and I’m also not sure why the complained. Maybe because I’m a tourist but especially in SF I had always nice interactions with the driver. Mind you I took the Bus in the City Centers. Is it that much worse in the outskirts or is it just the concept of taking a Bus with multiple other people the problem?

               1. IneffablePigeon · 1790145855 · focus · HN ↗

                  It's pure snobbery

                  1. throwaway473825 · 1790158767 · focus · HN ↗

                     I don't think so. American buses are ridiculously outdated, while having to compete with some of the most well-equipped cars in the world. If Europe had such buses, they wouldn't be popular either.

                     1. mitxela · 1790161680 · focus · HN ↗

                        Europe isn't the richest place. Some of the western cities surely have nice buses, but there are plenty of old shabby buses there too and people still ride them. Might be that the routing and timing sucks, or the general cultural individualism.

                        1. throwaway473825 · 1790165258 · focus · HN ↗

                           The places that have outdated buses also have outdated cars. This isn't the case in the US. The outdated buses have to compete with modern cars.

                           1. frantathefranta · 1790170951 · focus · HN ↗

                              In my experience, a Nissan Altima/GMC Acadia are about as nice as a Gillig bus.
                           2. larusso · 1790174691 · focus · HN ↗

                              Might want to visit Budapest. The charm are the old trams etc. and they have tons of modern cars.

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