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> That is a problem, because the moment that people have to pay the actual costs of an Uber ride, they may go back to taxis or driving their own cars. It depen
by baddox 10y ago
> That is a problem, because the moment that people have to pay the actual costs of an Uber ride, they may go back to taxis or driving their own cars.
It depends what you mean by "actual costs," but I would suspect that Uber's will still be lower than cabs' under any reasonable definition.
- tedmiston 10y ago> I would suspect that Uber's will still be lower than cabs' What people pay for an Uber still varies a lot by city. At home in Ohio, Uber is more expensive than taxis in several cases, for example, to/from the airport, and short trips from the city center to the bars (2-3 miles). Taxis are also generally cheaper here for longer trips (maybe 30+ miles). Similarly taxis can still be cheaper (and are still ubiquitous) in NYC.
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- coliveira 10y agoWhat you forget is that cabs also have incentives not available to Uber, such as lower fleet costs and tax advantages in certain cities. If you compare transportation costs without Uber subsidies, cabs are very competitive in some markets.