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This HN story gave me an app idea, discuss
I take the city bus a lot. I like the price and I like the culture. You can be silent and anonymous on the city bus. In uber pool you have to be a little "on" when you get in the car and be polite that's very taxing when you are tired and just want to move from point a to point b.
Seems like Uber/Lyft (or some new player) could launch a new bus app that has:
Anyone can buy/rent an old airport shuttle bus and start earning money right away
Users of the "bus app" would walk to a stop, enter where they want to go, and get a instantly reply of something like "for $1.55 you'll have a 7 min wait and walk 450 ft." or "for $2.35 you'll have a 3 min wait and walk 1,450 ft."
The backend algorithm can route the shuttles more effectively than traditional bus routes and compete on price with city bus system.
Original story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15676682
- mtmail 9y agohttps://www.magicbus.io/ https://www.magicbus.io/ is in that space. https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/18/magic-bus-aims-to-magically-ease-silicon-valley-commuter-woes-with-city-to-city-transportation/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/18/magic-bus-aims-to-magicall...