Source: The Verge
Summary
Waymo, the self-driving car company, is launching a subscription service called Waymo Premier. The service will offer access to Waymo’s self-driving taxis for a monthly fee of $29.99. Members will have to pay the monthly fee to use the service. The company has not announced when the service will be available. According to Waymo, the service is designed to provide users with a convenient and affordable way to use self-driving cars.
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The launch follows a familiar script.
Waymo is launching a subscription service for its self-driving taxis, because what’s more innovative than charging people a monthly fee for something they might use occasionally? The service, called Waymo Premier, will cost $29.99 per month, because that’s not a lot of money at all. This is not just a rebranding of existing technology, nope. It’s a whole new way to pay for something that’s already been available for free. And by “available for free,” I mean “available to a select few in a limited geographic area.”
Author: Evan Null
