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My boss at SFGATE secured me an invite to the Waymo app and asked me to take a hands-free spin in one of its cars. I said yes. I also told them I'd have to visit a weed lounge before I took my ride. ͏ ͏ ͏

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SFGATE columnist Drew Magary takes a ride in a Waymo, a self-driving autonomous vehicle available for ride hailing in San Francisco, Calif. on May 7, 2024.

A dad review of San Francisco's self-driving Waymo taxis

Because for as much as you and I have integrated tech into our lives to the point where it's indispensable — think iPhones, GPS navigation systems and ordering DoorDash when you're high — we have also had to deal with that same tech being buggy, slow and often incoherent. More important, we've had to spend the past two decades listening to the people in charge of that technology spew bulls—t. They all make grandiose promises about their products not because they actually want to change the world but to boost their companies' speculative values. Elon Musk became the richest man on earth this way, and I'd trust Ghislaine Maxwell to babysit my kids before I believed a single word coming out of that man's mouth. This is an industry built on overpromising the future and then under-delivering.

That's probably why a bunch of San Franciscans decided to beat the s—t out of a Waymo taxi a few months ago:

If you don't know the deal with Waymo, a quick primer. Waymo is a long-gestating attempt by Alphabet (née Google) to develop a fully autonomous taxicab. I once had faith in a future of self-driving cars, but then reality hit me like an oncoming tank. Musk's car company, Tesla, has an autopilot feature with a pathetic safety record. Another self-driving startup, Cruise, has proved equally fond of setting itself to KILL. All of these glaring failures have served to render self-driving cars as just another empty promise. There will never be a time when city traffic is fully automated and you and I wave to each other as our Robo-Camrys pass by one another. That's not only a letdown to realize but genuinely angering. A bunch of billionaires gave me false hope just to line their pockets. That's why people in Chinatown set fire to a Waymo and why I had no interest in ever riding in one.

But then my boss at SFGATE secured me an invite code to the Waymo app (it's not yet fully available to the public) and asked me to take a hands-free spin in one of its cars. Being a good soldier, I said yes. I also told them I'd have to visit a weed lounge before I took my ride, to ease the fear. They consented. That I'm still alive right now to tell you the tale is its own little miracle of technology.

Here now is what happens when you use Waymo, lucid or otherwise...

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<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php"><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/37/34/36/25020302/5/sailthruImage.jpg" alt="SFGATE columnist Drew Magary takes a ride in a Waymo, a self-driving autonomous vehicle available for ride hailing in San Francisco, Calif. on May 7, 2024." width="590" border="0" style="width:100%; display:block;"></a><h3 style="margin:0.7272em 0; font:normal 600 1.375em/1.2 Archivo, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#111111; text-align:left;" class="hed"><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#111111; text-decoration:none;" class="no_underline">A dad review of San Francisco's self-driving Waymo taxis</a></h3>
<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">I was raised to fear the machines. I fear sentient robots turning against me or, even worse, taking my job. I fear artificial intelligence becoming so advanced that it decides the world would be better off without mankind existing, which is probably true but is also offensive to pro-human folks such as myself. I fear AI bots creating a deepfake video of me going on a dog hunt with Kristi Noem and then disseminating that video out to the public. And I fear that Big Tech knows who I'd like to see naked. I fear all of that, and you likely do as well.</p>
</a><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">Because for as much as you and I have integrated tech into our lives to the point where it's indispensable — think iPhones, GPS navigation systems and ordering DoorDash when you're high — we have also had to deal with that same tech being buggy, slow and often incoherent. More important, we've had to spend the past two decades listening to the people in charge of that technology spew bulls—t. They all make grandiose promises about their products not because they actually want to change the world but to boost their companies' speculative values. Elon Musk became the richest man on earth this way, and I'd trust Ghislaine Maxwell to babysit my kids before I believed a single word coming out of that man's mouth. This is an industry built on overpromising the future and then under-delivering.</p>
</a><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">That's probably why a bunch of San Franciscans decided to beat the s—t out of a Waymo taxi a few months ago:</p>
</a><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">If you don't know the deal with Waymo, a quick primer. Waymo is a long-gestating attempt by Alphabet (née Google) to develop a fully autonomous taxicab. I once had faith in a future of self-driving cars, but then reality hit me like an oncoming tank. Musk's car company, Tesla, has an autopilot feature with a pathetic safety record. Another self-driving startup, Cruise, has proved equally fond of setting itself to KILL. All of these glaring failures have served to render self-driving cars as just another empty promise. There will never be a time when city traffic is fully automated and you and I wave to each other as our Robo-Camrys pass by one another. That's not only a letdown to realize but genuinely angering. A bunch of billionaires gave me false hope just to line their pockets. That's why people in Chinatown set fire to a Waymo and why I had no interest in ever riding in one.</p>
</a><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">But then my boss at SFGATE secured me an invite code to the Waymo app (it's not yet fully available to the public) and asked me to take a hands-free spin in one of its cars. Being a good soldier, I said yes. I also told them I'd have to visit a weed lounge before I took my ride, to ease the fear. They consented. That I'm still alive right now to tell you the tale is its own little miracle of technology.</p>
</a><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#444444; text-align:left;" class="graf">Here now is what happens when you use Waymo, lucid or otherwise...</p></a><p style="margin:0 0 1em; font:normal 400 1em/1.5 Rubik, Arial, sans-serif; color:#046FEC; text-align:left;" class="cta"><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/dad-review-san-francisco-self-driving-waymo-taxis-19446782.php" style="color:#046FEC; text-decoration:underline;">Read more »</a></p>
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A dad review of San Francisco's self-driving Waymo taxis

I was raised to fear the machines. I fear sentient robots turning against me or, even worse, taking my job. I fear artificial intelligence becoming so advanced that it decides the world would be better off without mankind existing, which is probably true but is also offensive to pro-human folks such as myself. I fear AI bots creating a deepfake video of me going on a dog hunt with Kristi Noem and then disseminating that video out to the public. And I fear that Big Tech knows who I'd like to see naked. I fear all of that, and you likely do as well.Because for as much as you and I have integrated tech into our lives to the point where it's indispensable — think iPhones, GPS navigation systems and ordering DoorDash when you're high — we have also had to deal with that same tech being buggy, slow and often incoherent. More important, we've had to spend the past two decades listening to the people in charge of that technology spew bulls—t. They all make grandiose promises about their products not because they actually want to change the world but to boost their companies' speculative values. Elon Musk became the richest man on earth this way, and I'd trust Ghislaine Maxwell to babysit my kids before I believed a single word coming out of that man's mouth. This is an industry built on overpromising the future and then under-delivering.That's probably why a bunch of San Franciscans decided to beat the s—t out of a Waymo taxi a few months ago:If you don't know the deal with Waymo, a quick primer. Waymo is a long-gestating attempt by Alphabet (née Google) to develop a fully autonomous taxicab. I once had faith in a future of self-driving cars, but then reality hit me like an oncoming tank. Musk's car company, Tesla, has an autopilot feature with a pathetic safety record. Another self-driving startup, Cruise, has proved equally fond of setting itself to KILL. All of these glaring failures have served to render self-driving cars as just another empty promise. There will never be a time when city traffic is fully automated and you and I wave to each other as our Robo-Camrys pass by one another. That's not only a letdown to realize but genuinely angering. A bunch of billionaires gave me false hope just to line their pockets. That's why people in Chinatown set fire to a Waymo and why I had no interest in ever riding in one.But then my boss at SFGATE secured me an invite code to the Waymo app (it's not yet fully available to the public) and asked me to take a hands-free spin in one of its cars. Being a good soldier, I said yes. I also told them I'd have to visit a weed lounge before I took my ride, to ease the fear. They consented. That I'm still alive right now to tell you the tale is its own little miracle of technology.Here now is what happens when you use Waymo, lucid or otherwise...
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Subject Line: A dad review of SF's self-driving taxis
From: Drew Magary | SFGATE <[email protected]>
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Preview Text: My boss at SFGATE secured me an invite to the Waymo app and asked me to take a hands-free spin in one of its cars. I said yes. I also told them I'd have to visit a weed lounge before I took my ride.