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And now the internet and mobile apps has changed all that. Now consumers can pick the best service and simply download a different app, and the services themsel

And now the internet and mobile apps has changed all that. Now consumers can pick the best service and simply download a different app, and the services themselves can weed out bad drivers by looking at their ratings.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
That's an extremely naive point of view about something so critical as transportation infrastructure.
- tlrobinson 11y ago
  Seems to be working pretty well so far, especially compared to the highly regulated taxi industry. "a verbally abusive asshole who can't drive well, blows smoke into your face at a 15 second interval, doesn't know the city, and has basically no regard for human life or decency" sounds a lot more like taxi drivers than Uber drivers (with the exception of "doesn't know the city", fortunately we have other mobile apps for that too!)
  - toomuchtodo 11y ago
    Unless you're disabled, which is part of regulations in place for taxi companies (that Uber and Lyft ignore): http://fortune.com/2015/05/22/uber-lyft-disabled/ http://fortune.com/2015/05/22/uber-lyft-disabled/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-disability/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-disability/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disability-laws-don-t-apply-to-us.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disabi... http://time.com/3895021/why-the-disabled-are-suing-uber-and-lyft/ http://time.com/3895021/why-the-disabled-are-suing-uber-and-...
  - ethanbond 11y ago
    For able-bodied people with a $600 device in their pocket that relies on a $100/mo subscription, sure!
funkyy 11y ago
And the Uber app is on Google Store, store that is owed by co-owner of Uber. This sounds like safe thing for sure!
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Technically, Google and Google Ventures have a Chinese firewall, and Google is competing against its own investment in Uber with its self driving cars.
  - funkyy 11y ago
    Unless Google will provide Uber with its technology and cars - after all Uber is working on drive-less cars.
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toomuchtodo 11y ago

That's an extremely naive point of view about something so critical as transportation infrastructure.

tlrobinson 11y ago
Seems to be working pretty well so far, especially compared to the highly regulated taxi industry. "a verbally abusive asshole who can't drive well, blows smoke into your face at a 15 second interval, doesn't know the city, and has basically no regard for human life or decency" sounds a lot more like taxi drivers than Uber drivers (with the exception of "doesn't know the city", fortunately we have other mobile apps for that too!)
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Unless you're disabled, which is part of regulations in place for taxi companies (that Uber and Lyft ignore): http://fortune.com/2015/05/22/uber-lyft-disabled/ http://fortune.com/2015/05/22/uber-lyft-disabled/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-disability/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-disability/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disability-laws-don-t-apply-to-us.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disabi... http://time.com/3895021/why-the-disabled-are-suing-uber-and-lyft/ http://time.com/3895021/why-the-disabled-are-suing-uber-and-...
- ethanbond 11y ago
  For able-bodied people with a $600 device in their pocket that relies on a $100/mo subscription, sure!

funkyy 11y ago

And the Uber app is on Google Store, store that is owed by co-owner of Uber. This sounds like safe thing for sure!

toomuchtodo 11y ago
Technically, Google and Google Ventures have a Chinese firewall, and Google is competing against its own investment in Uber with its self driving cars.
- funkyy 11y ago
  Unless Google will provide Uber with its technology and cars - after all Uber is working on drive-less cars.
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