Public skepticism about robotaxis persists despite industry advances, threatening adoption and regulatory approval.
https://lifebriefly.news/robotaxis-still-cant-win-the-public-over-and-thats-a-real-problem
Daniel Pelaez critiques Waymo's strategy of offering cities pothole data to gain approval for its robotaxis, arguing that this approach is costly and ineffective for true infrastructure maintenance.
Waymo needs cities to say "yes" to their robotaxis. So they're offering pothole data as a peace offering 🤲 Google owns Waymo. Google owns Waze. Google owns Maps. And Google dominates Ads ... 70% of their $403B in revenue comes from advertising. If you're not paying for the product, you are the product. And here's the kicker that the news outlets won't pick up on, but Public Works and Pavement Experts know ... finding a pothole after its already formed is like diagnosing a cavity after your tooth already fell out 🦷🤮 By then you're in reactive mode, paying to fully reconstruct roads for 10X the cost of proactive maintenance. ANYONE can find a pothole, literally hundreds of companies and startups already do this (very innovative, Google!). Cities need to predict and prevent. That's what we built at CYVL. And no our upsells don't include ride-hailing or ads :) City leaders, who do you want managing your infrastructure? A $2T ad company that needs your streets to sell rides and serve ads? Or a company that was built to serve you and your residents? Genuine question. Let's discuss! 👇
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