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I live in NYC with a lot of one-way streets, including my home. I actually use two different addresses for my home depending on whether I'm being picked-up or d

by ipqk 10y ago

I live in NYC with a lot of one-way streets, including my home. I actually use two different addresses for my home depending on whether I'm being picked-up or dropped-off. Otherwise, when being dropped off, Uber has sent me on some really odd detours just to get me exactly in front of my house. Instead, I'd rather get dropped off at a corner and walk 200 feet. In theory, by collecting the location data 5 minutes after, they can get a sense of this where and to whom this happens, and automatically correct for it. I don't know if it'll work, but if it does, it'll definitely be a benefit to me.

bastawhiz 10y ago
This is exactly the kind of application that the data is going to be used for.
- CaptainZapp 10y ago
  Says Uber. Unfortunately - based on their history - you're working for an utterly untrustworthy company, no matter the smiley face of nice they're trying to paint themselves nowadays. This is not directed against you. I appreciate that you're hanging in here and participate in the discussion.
- osi 10y ago
  They don't care about stupid routing. Uber in Chicago routes through alleys ALL THE TIME, but trying to talk to Uber support about this is a dead end. My home address is a street address, but Uber moves the pin to the alley.
benliong78 10y ago
That's a fair point, and I've lived in NYC briefly to know that it is indeed annoying to see the driver do circling around in traffic to get exactly to the door. You can use AI to solve it, or you can give the user power to tell the driver that he/she is willing to work a little bit. A simple button may have been suffice
dav43 10y ago
But why wouldn't you just speak to the driver?
- lazaroclapp 10y ago
  What about in a couple years, when there is no driver? Better getting this working now while there is still the fallback of human interaction...
- ipqk 10y ago
  Generally, that's what I used to do, but a lot of drivers are now so dependent on the GPS that I have to give street-by-street instructions.

by ipqk 10y ago

bastawhiz 10y ago

This is exactly the kind of application that the data is going to be used for.

CaptainZapp 10y ago
Says Uber. Unfortunately - based on their history - you're working for an utterly untrustworthy company, no matter the smiley face of nice they're trying to paint themselves nowadays. This is not directed against you. I appreciate that you're hanging in here and participate in the discussion.
osi 10y ago
They don't care about stupid routing. Uber in Chicago routes through alleys ALL THE TIME, but trying to talk to Uber support about this is a dead end. My home address is a street address, but Uber moves the pin to the alley.

benliong78 10y ago

That's a fair point, and I've lived in NYC briefly to know that it is indeed annoying to see the driver do circling around in traffic to get exactly to the door. You can use AI to solve it, or you can give the user power to tell the driver that he/she is willing to work a little bit. A simple button may have been suffice

dav43 10y ago

But why wouldn't you just speak to the driver?

lazaroclapp 10y ago
What about in a couple years, when there is no driver? Better getting this working now while there is still the fallback of human interaction...
ipqk 10y ago
Generally, that's what I used to do, but a lot of drivers are now so dependent on the GPS that I have to give street-by-street instructions.