[dmix]

> New, clean cars that drive very smoothly.. No weird smells.

One concern I had is that once self-driving cars are widespread people might take advantage and treat them poorly with no human driver watching. Where a human would likely notice and deal with weird smells or things added by the past customer. Waymo-type service probably rely on reporting by passengers once the car already arrives, no? (I've never driven in one)

People might be treating them nice today because Waymo is a fancy new service in Jaguars that people treat as a novelty. Once those e-taxi services are under aggressive economic demands I'm curious to see how it plays out.

[eskatonic]

There have already been incidents of people getting frisky in the back of the robo-taxi. Cameras be damned, I suppose.

https://sfstandard.com/2023/08/11/san-francisco-robotaxi-cru...

[fragmede]

Ask Uber drivers. Other people in the car doesn't stop people, why would a camera?

[xnx]

Waymo's have interior cameras on their vehicles. Any rider that leaves mess will get a strike and probably be banned for repeated infractions. You're right, some problems will only be noticed by the next rider.

[PlunderBunny]

Does Waymo's app give you the ability to cancel a trip before the trip start, with no penalty?

[xnx]

Yes. I haven't had to do this myself, but I just read someones account of doing just that (because of delay, not mess).

[AStonesThrow]

Cancellation fees may apply, especially if you do it late, or you're a no-show.

If you purchase a GoPass, you'll receive a 10% discount on all rides, and 5 free cancellations.

[dzhiurgis]

Ahhh yes and your google account deleted for using hate speech while riding?

Or will you ever be able to reach support once car takes you to wrong location?

[xnx]

The microphones inside the vehicle are only activated when you contact rider support. Maybe the cameras can do HAL-style lipreading...