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Booking airport parking: it only half worked
At TechCrunch, Comet suggested parking near San Francisco airport but got stuck when booking.
- Profession
- Journalist
- Tools
- Perplexity Comet
- Source
- techcrunch.com ↗
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- July 9, 2025
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
The request was for long-term parking near SFO, well reviewed, under US$15 a day. The assistant suggested options; when booking, it opened the site and filled in the dates and some of the personal details.
How it went
The booking was not completed on its own; the reporter had to take over.
Good to know
A good, honest example: research goes well, but finishing the job still fails.
The prompt
I need parking near [airport] from [date] to [date], up to [amount] per day, with a shuttle. Compare options with total price, reviews and cancellation policies.
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