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The photo in the pictures is a brand new Jaguar. Just sayin’

I was under the impression they use Chrysler minvans, but I’d pay more to ride in a late model Jaguar than some random Hyundai.

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> I was under the impression they use Chrysler minvans

They used to, but retired them May 1, 2023: https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/13559409

Every Waymo I’ve ridden in is a Jaguar I-PACE. I’m at 31 rides LA/SF.

That's what all the Waymo's look like.

They did some testing in Chrysler minivans, now they're testing in BYD vehicles.

But the rides are in those Jaguars (ya know, the ones burning in LA).

> now they're testing in BYD vehicles

I hadn't heard that. Did you mean Geely Zeekr?

https://waymo.com/blog/2021/12/expanding-our-waymo-one-fleet...

Hmm. That’s the vehicle I saw in SF but when I looked it up I thought I read BYD. But maybe I got that totally wrong.

EDIT: Yes you’re def right. I looked around a little more and there’s no support for my BYD memory. Geely it is.

I've been seeing these drive around LA too (the Zeekr).

I mean, if you’ve ever set foot in a Hyundai Ioniq 5/6, they’re better than any of the alternatives from American brands.

I'm sure they are, but I meant that if you were to take a Lyft or Uber, you would just get someone's random car that is often a Hyundai Elantra or Accent in my experience and not necessarily perfectly clean etc vs riding in a corporate maintained fleet of Jaguars.

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