@jef it's a Zeeker Mix, but customized for Waymo. Chinese company I'd never heard of -- Geely.
Doors open to the front and rear, sort of suicide but on arms like city bus doors rather than hinged as there's not enough room on the side panel for slider tracks. No B pillar so it's one big opening when both doors open.
The wheels are pushed about as far to the corners as is possible, I suspect it handles well for a heavy-ass EV van.
Unless you're a great white, in which case there's a wide variety of chubby treats sunning themselves on the rocks.
@skinnylatte are Hai Ky and Thai Nghiep in SF fairly equivalent, or would you recommend one over the other?
And thanks for that Nguyen article, now I need an excuse to go to LA.