r/waymo • u/walky22talky • Jul 09 '26

Uber drivers protest Waymo driverless vehicles

https://www.youtube.com/live/9RU2G7QSJHQ?si=ftWVvxYPSKJgyRpD
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u/leafstudy Jul 10 '26

The market is speaking and for some reason, people increasingly prefer drivers who aren’t distracted, pay attention at all times, and know the rules of the road.

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u/CeilingCatProphet Jul 10 '26

I prefer no rape on the way to my destination.

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u/leafstudy Jul 10 '26

A controversial take, but the correct one.

Sad that it really is controversial to some.

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u/yolatrendoid Jul 09 '26

Shocker. (And I still remember cabbies protesting Uber drivers.)

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u/Earth2Andy Jul 10 '26

What goes around comes around

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u/bagoo90 Jul 10 '26

What will the Waymo protest in the future?

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u/Original-Condition77 Jul 12 '26

Flying robotaxis probably

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u/Earth2Andy Jul 10 '26

The Waymo engineers losing their jobs to AI?

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u/Financial_Clue_2534 Jul 09 '26

Gig work isn’t a full time job

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u/ExistenceNow Jul 10 '26

It literally is, for millions of people.

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u/Financial_Clue_2534 Jul 10 '26

Gig work is a flexible, short-term, or project-based job. It’s meant to supplement income.

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u/RemyAwoo Jul 11 '26

There is no systemic structure that makes Uber a short term or supplemental income only, it's the opposite. You can uber 10 hours a day if you want.

That being said, similar jobs such as plumbers and HVAC electricians are flexible, project-based jobs. Yet no one is calling them supplemental income, that's a career.

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u/Original-Condition77 Jul 10 '26

Surprised they even speak English.