[Almondsetat]

>Be among the first to experience Waymo in new cities, as we expand

How is this useful in any way? by definition it's a subscription for people already using the service in the (few) supported cities. If I use it in Denver, why would I care to have early access in Washington?

[rafram]

I imagine they'll try to get new users to sign up for a month of Premier to try Waymo early once it becomes available in their city. Basically juice a few thousand early adopters for 30 bucks each, which also lets them judge demand and gives them some extra revenue to build out their vehicle/parking network before the full launch.

[daheza]

Pay $30 to be a beta tester for self driving cars in a new city. I wouldn’t sign up for that.

[Melatonic]

Or it for frequent travellers - if they did smaller "beta" testing in a ton of new cities at once it could be great to suddenly have access to a semi exclusive fleet of Waymos

[pavon]

If you travel a lot for work and would prefer to use Waymo over Uber or renting.

[adrianmonk]

It's a minor perk for sure. From their perspective, it probably costs essentially nothing, so why not.

But I can see it being useful if they're expanding to a nearby city. Waymo is in Los Angeles already and will expand into San Diego this year. If you live in LA, you might have friends, family, or business in San Diego and visit fairly often. Or maybe a group of people want to ride in one car for a weekend trip there but don't want to spend every moment together.

[skybrian]

I assume it’s for business travelers.

[xnx]

A lot of people (myself included) would pay $30 to get Waymo a month earlier in their home city.

[0gs]

yeah, as with so many things, sounds like enterprise users are the target. and enterprise users travel to different cities all the time!

[brokensegue]

i assumed it's for influencers who want to make a video of the new city or something