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Study Finds Self-Driving Waymos Are More Expensive Than Taxis, Take Twice as Long to Get to Destination

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A new study conducted by Forbes reveals how Waymo , a leader in the robotaxi industry, still lags considerably behind human-driven ridesharing services in two key transportation metrics: time and money.

Over 50 rides, not only were Waymo rides more expensive, but they also took twice as long compared to a ridehailing service like Uber .

The average time to pick up for Waymo was 7.2 minutes , compared to 3.4 minutes for Uber.

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