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Never used Uber, what's the problem with someone knowing where you're going? Doesn't the app tell the driver before they pick you up? (Well I guess not, or they

by roel_v 10y ago

Never used Uber, what's the problem with someone knowing where you're going? Doesn't the app tell the driver before they pick you up? (Well I guess not, or they wouldn't call you...)

wiwofone 10y ago
The destination shows up when the ride starts (i.e. you get in the car). Calling beforehand is a an indication that the driver might want to cancel the ride if the destination is "inconvenient" (e.g. from city center to a remote suburb).
- eli 10y ago
  Or to a "bad neighborhood"
  - pc86 10y ago
    I don't know why you're using quote, there are legitimately dangerous neighborhoods that someone may not want to drive to at 2:30 AM. Granted, if that's the case, then they shouldn't be Ubering at 2:30 AM, but it's still a legitimate concern.
    - eli 10y ago
      At least in my experience, "bad neighborhood" more often than not simply means "black people live there."
      - pc86 10y ago
        At least in my experience, there are plenty of nice neighborhoods of mixed ethnicity and absolute shit neighborhoods regardless of ethnicity.
- turtles 10y ago
  This is a big problem with taxi drivers is australia. At 2am you'll be lucky to get a taxi home, because they change over at 3, so they don't like to go 10 minutes in the opposite direction. I'm glad there is the Uber alternative!
  - Cub3 10y ago
    It turned into a safety issue too with stories about women being stranded because the fare was 'too low' or 'in the wrong direction' for the driver
- tveita 10y ago
  Uber is of course a ridesharing service, so it's reasonable for the driver to confirm that you're going the same way they are, to prevent a detour. /s
solidsnack9000 10y ago
The app doesn't tell them so they can't cancel based on less desirable destinations. Uber drivers have called me and said that they want to go to the airport, not anywhere within the city, and then driven in circles, &c.
nommm-nommm 10y ago
The risk that they cancel you/reject the ride if they think you aren't going far enough, going too far, going somewhere they are unlikely to get a fare, going into a bad part of town, etc. Uber wants to provide service to where you want to go, not where it is most profitable for the driver to go.

by roel_v 10y ago

Never used Uber, what's the problem with someone knowing where you're going? Doesn't the app tell the driver before they pick you up? (Well I guess not, or they wouldn't call you...)

wiwofone 10y ago

The destination shows up when the ride starts (i.e. you get in the car). Calling beforehand is a an indication that the driver might want to cancel the ride if the destination is "inconvenient" (e.g. from city center to a remote suburb).

eli 10y ago
Or to a "bad neighborhood"
- pc86 10y ago
  I don't know why you're using quote, there are legitimately dangerous neighborhoods that someone may not want to drive to at 2:30 AM. Granted, if that's the case, then they shouldn't be Ubering at 2:30 AM, but it's still a legitimate concern.
  - eli 10y ago
    At least in my experience, "bad neighborhood" more often than not simply means "black people live there."
    - pc86 10y ago
      At least in my experience, there are plenty of nice neighborhoods of mixed ethnicity and absolute shit neighborhoods regardless of ethnicity.
turtles 10y ago
This is a big problem with taxi drivers is australia. At 2am you'll be lucky to get a taxi home, because they change over at 3, so they don't like to go 10 minutes in the opposite direction. I'm glad there is the Uber alternative!
- Cub3 10y ago
  It turned into a safety issue too with stories about women being stranded because the fare was 'too low' or 'in the wrong direction' for the driver
tveita 10y ago
Uber is of course a ridesharing service, so it's reasonable for the driver to confirm that you're going the same way they are, to prevent a detour. /s

solidsnack9000 10y ago

The app doesn't tell them so they can't cancel based on less desirable destinations. Uber drivers have called me and said that they want to go to the airport, not anywhere within the city, and then driven in circles, &c.

nommm-nommm 10y ago

The risk that they cancel you/reject the ride if they think you aren't going far enough, going too far, going somewhere they are unlikely to get a fare, going into a bad part of town, etc. Uber wants to provide service to where you want to go, not where it is most profitable for the driver to go.