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@manp1039
March 2, 2024 at 3:42 pm
very interesting discussion. I had not considered that Waymo may IPO.. I am wondering why the speaker was suggesting that it IPO spin-off. I think as Waymo progresses with its tech and the locations it serves.. and if it continues having good working relations with policymakers and regulators and communities.. There might be an opportunity for Waymo to partner with legacy automakers to roll out, at scale, more cars.. and perhaps build cars that are more helpful and useful to riders and most cost-effective to build. herhaps even cars with a removable steering wheel that would allow an additional passenger to ride in the car. Perhaps cars that are wheelchair-accessible and can carry larger cargo items? I wanted to ride in waymo.. but, sadly, the electric bicycle i have a little too big, when folded up to fit in the raar cargo area. Perhaps even a car that can carry bicycles oar a bicycle on a rack in the back? or front?? a lot of potential.
@ashvinnihalani8821
March 3, 2024 at 7:43 pm
Basically to raise more capital. As a part of Google, they are inherently limited by the growth potential of Alphabet the stock. For example the forward looking PE ration of Alphabet is only ~20 compared to Teslas ~60. Just shows that as part of a bigger company, if they were to do a capital raise it would be limited by Googles growth potential rather than Waymas alone
@user-ky7yq1kk5x
March 3, 2024 at 5:31 pm
Wanted to hear about the way waymo does it. Not interested in the soft items around who needs it and who uses it for what.
@Steki007
March 4, 2024 at 6:28 am
A disappointing interview with no structure, empty questions and a lot of background noise.
@jorneichhorn3397
March 8, 2024 at 5:29 am
Kirsten Korosec really did a good job as interviewer and tried hard. 🦾But the interviewee was much too reluctant to give basically any substantial information away. Though she still sometimes did by accident. Tekedra Mawakana missed out on a good opportunity to build more trust towards Waymo in the community, and with experts as well.
@leonardbrinkman4410
March 10, 2024 at 10:36 am
I was wanting to find out when they’re going to be coming to Seattle? The reason why I say this is because I would love to see way more in Seattle because I’m legally blind and I can get around very fast and very nimble. I don’t have to worry about using public transportation or Link light rail but I can definitely use the robo taxi service to take me to my doctor’s appointments and my bank if I have to go pay the rent. I think what needs to be done is I think we need to start seeing way more and more cities and more places. And what I also see happening is that it’s way more comes to cities in the west like Seattle Portland salt lake City Las Vegas and whatever? Then we can get a grip on a few things and we can make sure that the robo taxi service works. However robo taxis do not need to be used by criminals to go commit crimes like property crimes. That is wrong! And that means that what I see happening is that you are going to see this robo taxi service take a stand on it. That is why I believe in waymo and I believe in what they do! So all I can say is keep up the good work. And I hope this service extends all across the country.