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Uber's success has nothing to do with their technology and everything to do with the fact that they straight-up ignored the regulations on their industry by cla
by Pxtl 11y ago
Uber's success has nothing to do with their technology and everything to do with the fact that they straight-up ignored the regulations on their industry by claiming to operate in a different one.
The taxi-industry is overregulated and corrupt, so Uber created a "car service" that works exactly like a taxicab.
- cortesoft 11y agoIt doesn't work just like a taxicab. I can't hail an Uber on the streetcorner by raising my arm.
- Bjartr 11y agoI wonder if you could mount one phone in the windshield of an Uber driver's car that could recognize a flashing light pattern from a held aloft cellphone of a person who needs a ride, such that the backend system routes that user's request to that driver. So the actual 'reservation' is functionally identical to how it is today, it just so happened to be facilitated by line of sight. Although honestly this becomes legal masturbation as it's quite clear the intent is one of circumvention.
- jcater 11y agoIn most places, you don't hail a cab on the streetcorner by raising your hand. In most US cities, you call dispatch.