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No, it's not, the real reason is that Uber is half the price of a cab and will actually show up when called.
by aianus 10y ago
No, it's not, the real reason is that Uber is half the price of a cab and will actually show up when called.
- enraged_camel 10y agoHave there actually been studies that prove Uber is significantly cheaper than cab? Anecdotally speaking, I've taken Uber quite often in Austin, as well as various cabs, and they always seemed comparable to me. In fact, if you take into account Uber's surge pricing (which cabs don't have, afaik), Uber came out more expensive on average.
- jacalata 10y agoIt varies by city.
- aianus 10y ago> Have there actually been studies that prove Uber is significantly cheaper than cab? Where I'm from (Toronto) the taxi rates are fixed by law and the Uber rates are publicly available on their website. Taxi rates: $3.25 + $1.74 per km + $0.50 per minute UberX rates: $2.50 + $0.80 per km + $0.18 per minute It's not even close.
- dbg31415 10y agoMy house in Circle C to the Airport via Uber... $20-25. Consistently. 20-25 minutes. My house to the airport via taxi... $45-65. 30-40 minutes. I fly 2-3x per week, thinking about putting together some expense reports to back this up... but for now you'll have to take my word. (=
- newacct23 10y agoIn Atlanta a taxi to the airport can be 40 dollars. An uber is less than 30.
- aioprisan 10y agoDowntown Boston to Logan airport taxi: $30-40. Uber: $20.
- EdHominem 10y agoYou're comparing Uber's surge price to a Taxi's regular price when what really happens is that the taxi just doesn't come. That comparison is only helpful if you note how long it took for both to show up.
- icebraining 10y agoIn Lisbon, it's mixed, since the price per minute is lower (0.10€ vs 0.25€) but the price per km is higher (0.65€ vs 0.47€). Taxis have an higher base fare (3.25€ vs 1€) but on the other hand the first 2 km are free.