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+1 I think that apart the "less drunk drivers", "entrepreneurs", and all that fandom talk, Uber went ahead to bump heads with one of the most "exclusive" profe

+1 I think that apart the "less drunk drivers", "entrepreneurs", and all that fandom talk, Uber went ahead to bump heads with one of the most "exclusive" professions (taxi drivers are the favorite voters for any government), and managed to carve out a portion of their business, out-of-nowhere. It's like, me starting a soft-drink company and, take on Coca & Pepsi and carve out 10% of their sales globally within 5 years. They, of course, achieved this "by hook or by crook" but hey you need a ruthless team to succeed this. Business-wise, a job well done. Sexism, rape, stealing, avoiding taxes, etc... a big fat NO - thou shall not pass.

hueving 9y ago
Rape? When did that happen?
- eganist 9y ago
  Probably a reference to the lackluster background checks performed by Uber et al. Closest aggregator of data I found seems to have a very anti-ride-sharing view ("We are an initiative of the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association"), but here it is nonetheless: http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents
  - thegayngler 9y ago
    What are the numbers for Cab Drivers? They should've listed that. I'm always skeptical of people pointing out the dirt of their competition when they have their own dirt to deal with.
- mattmanser 9y ago
  India is the one I remember widely reported - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40296994 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40296994 This case had an even worse history than I thought though: Uber had investigated the complaint, obtained her medical records and speculated that she made up the claims to hurt the firm's business. So Uber also steal peoples medical records, and only fired the guy who instigated that after it became a news story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40196055 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40196055
  - nonamechicken 9y ago
    I remember at least 2 cases from US. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/25/boston-uber-driver-charged-with-rape/fcddNesDx5m6iadF4H4kJK/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/25/boston-uber-dri... http://nypost.com/2017/05/10/uber-driver-accused-of-kidnapping-raping-passenger/ http://nypost.com/2017/05/10/uber-driver-accused-of-kidnappi... This has a list of sexual assaults (both Uber & Lyft): http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#sexualassaults http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#sexualassa...
amrrs 9y ago
Good to see some acknowledgement for what Travis and his team has done in our daily life. It's something not all digital startups could do. Of course, their ops could have had more empathetic approach than their current one, nevertheless, Uber changed the way we commute - forever and Travis deserves some praise for it!

hueving 9y ago

Rape? When did that happen?

eganist 9y ago
Probably a reference to the lackluster background checks performed by Uber et al. Closest aggregator of data I found seems to have a very anti-ride-sharing view ("We are an initiative of the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association"), but here it is nonetheless: http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents
- thegayngler 9y ago
  What are the numbers for Cab Drivers? They should've listed that. I'm always skeptical of people pointing out the dirt of their competition when they have their own dirt to deal with.
mattmanser 9y ago
India is the one I remember widely reported - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40296994 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40296994 This case had an even worse history than I thought though: Uber had investigated the complaint, obtained her medical records and speculated that she made up the claims to hurt the firm's business. So Uber also steal peoples medical records, and only fired the guy who instigated that after it became a news story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40196055 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40196055
- nonamechicken 9y ago
  I remember at least 2 cases from US. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/25/boston-uber-driver-charged-with-rape/fcddNesDx5m6iadF4H4kJK/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/25/boston-uber-dri... http://nypost.com/2017/05/10/uber-driver-accused-of-kidnapping-raping-passenger/ http://nypost.com/2017/05/10/uber-driver-accused-of-kidnappi... This has a list of sexual assaults (both Uber & Lyft): http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#sexualassaults http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#sexualassa...

amrrs 9y ago

Good to see some acknowledgement for what Travis and his team has done in our daily life. It's something not all digital startups could do. Of course, their ops could have had more empathetic approach than their current one, nevertheless, Uber changed the way we commute - forever and Travis deserves some praise for it!