Maker of driverless cars (Waymo) obviously would promote their product. What is surprising to you about this?
If you are talking about US users of HN who upvote such news I would venture I guess that they know that any new public transportation that could be built in California would have following deal-breakers for them:
1. It will (maybe) start operation in 10-20 years, long after they have sold they RSUs and moved to another state.
2. Will be huge money sink, potentially leading to tax increases.
3. Even if they live in alternative fairy tale timeline where is is built on time and on budget (and connects actual places where SDEs live, not Bakersfield!) they still won't use it because it would be full of homeless people and thieves snatching their latest iPhones and running away. Saying that last part out loud in Cali would just get you attacked as privileged rich SDE who is antihomeless Trump-supporting Rand-reading nazi or something.
PS I also live in a place with good public transport and have never owned a car.
If you are talking about US users of HN who upvote such news I would venture I guess that they know that any new public transportation that could be built in California would have following deal-breakers for them:
1. It will (maybe) start operation in 10-20 years, long after they have sold they RSUs and moved to another state.
2. Will be huge money sink, potentially leading to tax increases.
3. Even if they live in alternative fairy tale timeline where is is built on time and on budget (and connects actual places where SDEs live, not Bakersfield!) they still won't use it because it would be full of homeless people and thieves snatching their latest iPhones and running away. Saying that last part out loud in Cali would just get you attacked as privileged rich SDE who is antihomeless Trump-supporting Rand-reading nazi or something.
PS I also live in a place with good public transport and have never owned a car.