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> Uber shows you where the drivers are before you request a ride Uber doesn't actually show you where the drivers are before you request the ride. Those little
by rrdharan 10y ago
> Uber shows you where the drivers are before you request a ride
Uber doesn't actually show you where the drivers are before you request the ride. Those little animated icons just represent the density of available drivers, not actual car positions.
- aboodman 10y agoDoesn't matter. The animation solves the user problem, which is knowing whether pressing the button is going to result in a cab soon or not soon.
- linkregister 10y agoI've heard this many times on HN. Where is the source material for this? (It just sounds really dishonest for the app to do this)
- awongh 10y agohttp://mashable.com/2015/07/29/uber-app-accuracy/#bsS69hn3pgqy http://mashable.com/2015/07/29/uber-app-accuracy/#bsS69hn3pg...
- linkregister 10y agoThe TLDR of this article is that vehicle locations are out-of-date due to latency and no more than eight vehicles are shown at a time.