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Waymo launches Waymo Premier, an invite-only membership program with priority matching and cash back

The direct-to-consumer tier bypasses ride-hailing networks like Uber.

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Our top riders asked and we're delivering. Introducing @Waymo Premier: Prioritized matching, 10% Waymo cash back, early access in our newest cities, & flexible cancellations.

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Waymo@Waymo

Unlock priority status with Waymo Premier, an exclusive membership for select riders. ✨ Invites rolling out today. 📩 Learn more https://waymo.com/blog/2026/06/waymo-premier/

9:47 AM · Jun 11, 2026 · 4.4K Views
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Many users expressed excitement for Waymo's Premier Membership offering priority ride access and cash back, calling it a smart move they want to join as longtime fans, while some objected to adding paid tiers before autonomous reliability.

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signüll@signulll

remember when ppl thought uber was fine cuz they would have all of the autonomous ride sharing on their app?

lmao

delusion lives everywhere but its highest concentration is often difficult to spot ironically.

Waymo@Waymo

Unlock priority status with Waymo Premier, an exclusive membership for select riders. ✨ Invites rolling out today. 📩 Learn more https://waymo.com/blog/2026/06/waymo-premier/

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Justine Moore@venturetwins

Waymo launching a subscription for priority access

Waymo@Waymo

Unlock priority status with Waymo Premier, an exclusive membership for select riders. ✨ Invites rolling out today. 📩 Learn more https://waymo.com/blog/2026/06/waymo-premier/

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“paula”@paularambles

@SuzKP @Waymo this is my airline status

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BuccoCapital Bloke@buccocapital

@signulll Plenty of aggregators have won w/o owning the underlying tech. And you are presupposing that it doesn't eventually become a commodity

Do you not see the irony of this statement?

"Delusion lives everywhere but its highest concentration is often difficult to spot ironically"

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signüll@signulll

@buccocapital i mean without long term technology, it doesn’t look good.

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BuccoCapital Bloke@buccocapital

@signulll Seems a bit early to be grave dancing. This is a multi-decade story. No position.

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Amine@AmineTX

@durai_ashwin08 @SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles You even tried AVride lol. yeah next time you are in Dallas give Waymo a go.

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Ash_Alpha@durai_ashwin08

@AmineTX @SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles Only coz @scotsrule08, @TexasTSLA and I had to get back to our rendezvous point 😅 (the one where we had all met a couple months back right by the M-line Trolley stop)

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Speedracer@chintu30

@signulll I wouldn't entirely rule out Uber yet. They still have the largest network and they are making the right moves in building out the AV supply. This won't be a winner take all. However, US market is most crucial in the near term and that's where Waymo is leading.

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Michael Tastad@michaeltastad

@signulll Uber missing self driving will be a great tech case study.

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Amine@AmineTX

@durai_ashwin08 @SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles I am surprised you haven't.

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Michelle Lazzar@MichelleLazzar

@venturetwins but are holders of Passenger Princess merch auto enrolled

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eggnog@treenochh

@AmusingVentures @signulll soon it will be >50%

right now the main constraint is supply. demand is through the roof, in sf bay area waymo is more expensive than uber and yet waymo wait time is longer than uber wait time

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@signulll Its very complicated. Google is squeezing them with waymo lift premium end and budget, but still a drop in the bucket wrt rides/miles. EIR says Uber suffers only if AV is a zero sum game. Thats obviously fucking stupid. Uber's response has been to flood AV r&d wayve, nuro, rivian

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Ash_Alpha@durai_ashwin08

@AmineTX @SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles Yeah the price factor is the main reason I haven't tried them out yet, but I'm gonna have to try them out at some point 😅

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Zack Angelo@zackangelo

@SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles

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Megan Nyvold@MeganNyvold

@SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles NEED THIS

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signüll@signulll

@buccocapital you’re saying self driving tech will become a commodity??!

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Ryan Jones@rjonesy

@signulll people still think that! it's insane

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barak gila@barakgila

@SuzKP @Waymo @paularambles please please let me into this program i will continue shilling @Waymo (i would do it for free too)

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