I feel like the headline is very misleading. It makes it sound like the Waymo was not able to detect the cyclist and that is why the collision occurred and even says that the company agrees with that. But that is not true. Per Waymo’s statement, the cyclist was hidden behind a truck so Waymo could not see it. But as…

So the cyclist was riding recklessly and got nicked by the Waymo car. Got it.

I think Uber is clearly in the right here. Passenger’s trip took longer 10 minutes longer than usual, Uber refunded the cost of that 10 minutes.

Uber does not provide a way to tip via the app. Uber’s offical word to passengers about tipping = ” You don’t need cash when you ride with Uber. Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file — there’s no need to tip.”

If you use Lyft instead of Uber, you can tip in the app, if you’re inclined to not have cash and want to tip your driver.