However, when it comes to closing the car door, Waymo’s self-driving cars clearly still need help from humans. And humans who work at DoorDash can now get paid to lock Waymo car doors.
Earlier this week on Reddit, a Redditor in the subreddit community for DoorDash workers called r/DoorDash_Dasher shared a screenshot About an offer they just found in the DoorDash app. Gig was paying $11.25 to drive to a Waymo vehicle nine minutes away and lock the car door.
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Google’s parent company Alphabet, which owns Waymo, confirmed this cnbc It was currently running a pilot program in Atlanta where the company pays DoorDash drivers to close doors left open on Waymo vehicles. According to the company, DoorDash drivers are notified when there is a Waymo car nearby that needs assistance closing the door so the vehicle can get back on the road.
Waymo says that future Waymo vehicles will have automatically closing doors, but has not given a timeframe for when it will be implemented.
For now, based in Atlanta Gig workers can earn money by closing Waymo car doors left open by a previous rider. However, gig workers in LA who want to make more money by closing the doors of self-driving cars should look to roadside assistance app Honk. according to the former Washington Post According to the report, Hahn employees who service Waymo vehicles are paid up to $24 for closing the door of a Waymo vehicle, which is $12.75 more than DoorDash Dashers.
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