Here is more of that article on autonomous cars including pricing--
I wanted to get from my hotel near Union Square to a meeting about 12 minutes away, so I pulled out my phone to check availability and prices.
A 12-minute ride was about $16 on Waymo.
The Waymo app offered more scheduling options that I typically see on other ride-hailing apps. Alex Bitter/BI
I was traveling close to 9:30a.m., so I expected to hit rush-hour traffic and see higher prices than if I had waited until later in the day.
It was a little more expensive than the same trip on Uber or Lyft.
Lyft was offering a cheaper fare when I checked. Alex Bitter/BI
Despite not having a human driver to pay, Waymo charged me more than Uber or Lyft would have for the same trip.
After booking with Waymo, I pulled up the two other ride-hailing services to compare prices. An UberX ride would have cost around $13, while Lyft, which was running a discount when I checked, would have charged about $10.
With a 20% tip, the Uber ride would have cost about the same as Waymo, but the Lyft ride would've been a few dollars cheaper.
A Waymo spokesperson said that the company looks at multiple factors when pricing rides, such as the trip's duration and distance. "During busier times, such as morning rush hour and weekends, prices may be higher," the spokesperson said.
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