Tonight I spent one hour at the corner of Cesar Chavez & Guerrero St counting driverless cars.
Between 5-6pm, I counted 27 driverless cars, but only 1 appeared to have a passenger.
During rush hour in #SanFrancisco, 96% of the Waymos, Cruises, and Xoops on this busy street were empty!
edit: driverless cars can operate 24/7 in SF, but I've been informed that some are only taking passengers during certain hours (ie 9pm-5am). So the cars I saw today were probably not accepting any paid rides.
I spent an hour counting autonomous vehicles at this same exact spot back in 2023. You can find that post here: https://mastodon.social/@docpop/110851729137361344
I don't hear many other folks doing this sort of counting, but I think it's pretty useful.