Comment by anordin95

Surprisingly, it appears TechCrunch's analysis regarding price ratios and trip distance is a bit off!

From the article: "This was true of the Uber and Lyft rides, too. But Obi found the shortest Waymo rides were priced 41.48% and 31.12% higher than Uber and Lyft, respectively. That gap shrunk as the rides got longer. In rides lasting between 4.3 km and 9.3 km, a Lyft cost $2.60 per km, an Uber cost $2.90 per km, and a Waymo cost $3.50 per km."

Relative increase in cost of Waymo vs. Lyft by trip-distance (inferred from the article's chart):

0.1 - 1.4km: 40%

1.4 - 2.2km: 45%

2.2 - 2.9km: 46%

2.9 - 4.3km: 39%

4.3 - 9.3km: 35%

That seems like pretty minor fluctuation and even then it doesn't entirely fit the pattern TechCrunch described.