> The Waymo rides were affordable, ranging from $18 to $21
Goes to show you what world these journalists are living on that think that's totally acceptable for a five mile ride. I'll stick with public transit.
Goes to show you what world these journalists are living on that think that's totally acceptable for a five mile ride. I'll stick with public transit.
And it's obvious that "affordable" here means relative to other car services. Not relative to public transit.
[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-taxi-meter-rates-...
There's a reason that cars and private-public transport like taxis and uber are so popular all around the world, even in cities with much better public transport than SF. A reason why quite poor people will often spend a lot of money to own cars.
Look at London or cities in the Netherlands or Japan. Car ownership rates around 50% per household, and use of taxi services from time to time would be far higher.
It's because even very good busses and trains don't offer the freedom and convenience of a car. And it doesn't require an outlandish value of a person's time for that $18 to $21 to look at lot more cost competitive with the public transport option.
A MUNI ticket is $2.50 for 120 minutes. I would gladly pay 10X that for 30 minutes if my train was timely, clean, and safe-feeling.