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dllu | 2 months ago

Very neat. I recently went to the Waymo depot in Bayshore (Toland St) and snapped a couple of pictures of the new Zeekrs for Wikipedia.

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waymo_Zeekr_Vehicle_...

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waymo_Zeekr_Vehicle_...

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blackoil|2 months ago

How are Google allowed to get Zeekr? Are they pre tariff or they have some loophole being corporate?

toast0|2 months ago

Tariffs are easy, just pay them. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards are harder... But maybe there's a loophole for commercial transport? or maybe they paid to have the testing done?

bri3d|2 months ago

They do have a loophole; they import them as kits and “build” them at a Magna facility in Arizona (similar to how early Sprinter vans were re-assembled in the US and sold as Freightliners). But, they are FMVSS compliant (besides steering wheel) and have had several NHTSA organized recalls like any other compliant car might.

fragmede|2 months ago

> some loophole being corporate

Presumably they use the loophole called "paying the tariff".

nilsherzig|2 months ago

I know nothing about photography, but i really enjoyed your work. Especially the line scan cable car and „ 1390 Market Street“. Thanks for sharing.

dvrp|2 months ago

How did you get in?

dllu|2 months ago

These were parked on Hudson Ave, which is a public street, and not inside the fenced area of the depot. So I just walked up to them.