Robotaxi automotive firm Waymo and meals supply app DoorDash confirmed that, sure, they’re working collectively to ship folks out to shut automotive doorways left open by careless riders. We dwell in a tragic and horrible future. Earlier this week, a Reddit submit from a DoorDash driver went semi-viral because it seemingly confirmed the app providing the consumer $6.25 to go drive just a few blocks and shut a Waymo door that was left open. As soon as the duty was accomplished and verified, the motive force could be paid a further $5. The consumer had by no means seen a proposal like this earlier than and requested others if they’d been requested to go shut a robotaxi’s door. Some even puzzled if the motive force was faking the order fully for some odd motive. However nope, that is actual. TechCrunch reached out to Waymo and DoorDash in regards to the submit, and the 2 corporations confirmed they’re certainly working collectively and paying folks to shut doorways. “Waymo is at the moment working a pilot program in Atlanta to reinforce its AV fleet effectivity. Within the uncommon occasion a automobile door is left ajar, stopping the automotive from departing, close by Dashers are notified, permitting Waymo to get its autos again on the street rapidly,” stated the businesses in a joint assertion.
Sure, because of this DoorDashers are getting paid to shut doorways on autos which can be designed to in the future substitute them and different drivers fully. However hey, $11 is good, I suppose. And perhaps the robots will bear in mind those who closed the doorways for them and be nicer to them once they run every thing.
