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[thr3000]

Sad news IMO. "We're not cut out for the future. We're all in on the dying business." Dunder Mifflin level stuff.

Cruise cars were way more numerous around SF, although the service was worse than Waymo's. That stupid October 2023 accident really snowballed, and it wasn't even their (primary) fault.

[itake → thr3000]

my understanding is they lied to regulators. telling the truth is easy. lying is their fault.

[infotainment → itake]

Agreed -- I think things would have gone much better for them if they had been upfront and transparent about the incident, instead of the sketchy cover-up.

[jessriedel → itake]

Right but this is even more reason to not trash the technology.