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I think it will be interesting to see how this plays out for Waymo, as (unlike Uber in Zagreb) they will be competing with a world-class public transport system

I think it will be interesting to see how this plays out for Waymo, as (unlike Uber in Zagreb) they will be competing with a world-class public transport system. A bold move! But perhaps that only goes to show how far ahead of the competition Waymo is, if they are this confident.

jaapz 22d ago
Uber is doing fine in Munchen as well, afaik. There are still people who want to pay a premium for them to be picked up where they are and dropped off where they need to be.
amunozo 22d ago
Taxis and public transport have coexisted since forever. They just serve different occasions and/or people. Why would it be different with Waymo?
pkos98 21d ago
> world-class public transport It’s really not at all at the same level as other European cities. It’s so bad that basically every year high up officials write a Brandbrief (urgent appeal) to either Deutsche Bahn or Ministry of transport that the situation is unbearable. Having lives in 3 different German cities, it’s by far the worst and most unreliable. In contrast to the US, many people exclusively rely upon public transport and eg a drivers license costs north of 4K € (approx 5k USD), in addition to much higher gasoline prices - making a car way less affordable. # 1. State Minister Bernreiter's Brandbrief to DB InfraGO (2026) https://www.bayern.de/kritik-an-langsamfahrstellen/ https://www.bayern.de/kritik-an-langsamfahrstellen/ # 2. Pullach Municipal Brandbrief on the S7 (2025) https://www.pullach.de/buergerbrief-uns-reicht-es-jetzt-gemeinde-verschickt-brandbrief-zur-s7/ https://www.pullach.de/buergerbrief-uns-reicht-es-jetzt-geme... # 3. MVV & Stakeholders Brandbrief to Deutsche Bahn (2022) https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/s-bahn-muss-zuverlaessiger-werden-mvv-brandbrief-an-deutsche-bahn-art-786361 https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/s-bahn-muss-zu... # 4. Mayors' Joint Transit Funding Brandbrief (2025) https://www.bild.de/politik/friedrich-merz-neuer-brandbrief-an-kanzler-aus-muenchen-und-stuttgart-69135efa2c4a42deba35bcf6 https://www.bild.de/politik/friedrich-merz-neuer-brandbrief-... # 5. Landräte Transit Cuts Warning Brandbrief (2024) https://in-motion.me/articles/2024-12-22_es-drohen-kuerzungen-im-nahverkehr-landrat-schreibt-brandbrief-an-soeder https://in-motion.me/articles/2024-12-22_es-drohen-kuerzunge... # 6. Pro Bahn Munich Analysis & Brandbrief (2024) https://www.pro-bahn.de/oberbayern/pbp/pbp202401.pdf https://www.pro-bahn.de/oberbayern/pbp/pbp202401.pdf

jaapz 22d ago

Uber is doing fine in Munchen as well, afaik. There are still people who want to pay a premium for them to be picked up where they are and dropped off where they need to be.

amunozo 22d ago

Taxis and public transport have coexisted since forever. They just serve different occasions and/or people. Why would it be different with Waymo?

pkos98 21d ago

> world-class public transport It’s really not at all at the same level as other European cities. It’s so bad that basically every year high up officials write a Brandbrief (urgent appeal) to either Deutsche Bahn or Ministry of transport that the situation is unbearable. Having lives in 3 different German cities, it’s by far the worst and most unreliable. In contrast to the US, many people exclusively rely upon public transport and eg a drivers license costs north of 4K € (approx 5k USD), in addition to much higher gasoline prices - making a car way less affordable. # 1. State Minister Bernreiter's Brandbrief to DB InfraGO (2026) https://www.bayern.de/kritik-an-langsamfahrstellen/ https://www.bayern.de/kritik-an-langsamfahrstellen/ # 2. Pullach Municipal Brandbrief on the S7 (2025) https://www.pullach.de/buergerbrief-uns-reicht-es-jetzt-gemeinde-verschickt-brandbrief-zur-s7/ https://www.pullach.de/buergerbrief-uns-reicht-es-jetzt-geme... # 3. MVV & Stakeholders Brandbrief to Deutsche Bahn (2022) https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/s-bahn-muss-zuverlaessiger-werden-mvv-brandbrief-an-deutsche-bahn-art-786361 https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/s-bahn-muss-zu... # 4. Mayors' Joint Transit Funding Brandbrief (2025) https://www.bild.de/politik/friedrich-merz-neuer-brandbrief-an-kanzler-aus-muenchen-und-stuttgart-69135efa2c4a42deba35bcf6 https://www.bild.de/politik/friedrich-merz-neuer-brandbrief-... # 5. Landräte Transit Cuts Warning Brandbrief (2024) https://in-motion.me/articles/2024-12-22_es-drohen-kuerzungen-im-nahverkehr-landrat-schreibt-brandbrief-an-soeder https://in-motion.me/articles/2024-12-22_es-drohen-kuerzunge... # 6. Pro Bahn Munich Analysis & Brandbrief (2024) https://www.pro-bahn.de/oberbayern/pbp/pbp202401.pdf https://www.pro-bahn.de/oberbayern/pbp/pbp202401.pdf