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Waymo pays gig workers $11.25 to close robotaxi doors

development2026-02-13

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Waymo launched fully autonomous operations with its sixth-generation Driver while paying DoorDash gig workers $11.25 to close robotaxi doors left ajar, as data centers reached 7% of US electricity.

Reported metric: $11.25 / 7% of power

Reporting date: 2026-02-13 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Waymo pays gig workers $11.25 to close robotaxi doors
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Reporting date: 2026-02-13
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-13-waymo-pays-humans-to-close-doors
Claim: Waymo launched fully autonomous operations with its sixth-generation Driver while paying DoorDash gig workers $11.25 to close robotaxi doors left ajar, as data centers reached 7% of US electricity.
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- Welcome to February 13, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-13-2026
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