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As someone that lives in the Bay Area - Waymo are always more expensive than Uber and Lyft. Lyft is usually a bit cheaper than Uber. Waymo's R&D costs are very high so they're likely trying to recover some of that money. People are still willing to pay, at least at the moment, because it's still a somewhat unique experience.
You see them even in small suburban streets now, as they extended their service area quite a bit a few months ago. They're available from San Francisco all the way to San Jose.
Does that include gratuity for Uber/Lyft?
There's none in the Waymo.