Originally Posted by
noisebeam
Ha, I signed up to be a guinea pig under NDA for 3mo, but never had a reason to use the free service since I cycle everywhere local. I thought it would be good as a backup in case I got a mechanical (although there probably isn't space in the trunk filled with electronics). They still use my commute route for training, with and without human in driver seat.
Free taxi service available for use when needed does sound useful. Advantages to the consumer that the taxi is driverless is what exactly other than that Google is paying for the cost of this service?