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you're betting that a facebook group is a scalable solution? arcade city is a great example of unintended consequences -- instead of safer rides, austin's regu
by cyan_atrus 10y ago
you're betting that a facebook group is a scalable solution?
arcade city is a great example of unintended consequences -- instead of safer rides, austin's regulations led to consumers choosing a much riskier ridesharing option (no GPS tracking, no recourse when something goes wrong, no background checks at all, etc)
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/06/21/austin-cracks-down-on-unsanctioned-ridesharing.html http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/06/21/austin-cra...
http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/06/dwi-arrests-skyrocket-uber-lyft-kicked-austin/ http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/06/dwi-arrests-skyrocket-...
- orblivion 10y ago> you're betting that a facebook group is a scalable solution? As I understand, they had an experimental phone application. They took down support for it, and are building a next version.
- cyan_atrus 10y agoAh, interesting, hadn't heard that -- is it the same as https://austinstartups.com/rideaustin-turns-tnc-lemons-into-lemonade-df841accfd32#.idfh3zxsv https://austinstartups.com/rideaustin-turns-tnc-lemons-into-... ?
- orblivion 10y agoI think the company is actually based in New Hampshire. http://arcade.city/ http://arcade.city/