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> only thing the taxi industry needed to do to prevent this all from happening was develop a ride-hailing app There's no way the taxi industry could have pulle

> only thing the taxi industry needed to do to prevent this all from happening was develop a ride-hailing app There's no way the taxi industry could have pulled this off. There's an incredibly complex dispatch system that keeps wait times and prices low, and hundreds of millions invested in incentives to create a new consumer behavior. The long term future hinges on the self-driving, hard to imagine the taxi industry being on the forefront of this tech.

AlexandrB 9y ago
Correction: There's no way the taxi industry could have pulled this off. They're bound by their country's labor laws.
- cm2012 9y ago
  Taxi companies have always treated drivers terribly.
- sebleon 9y ago
  What country are you based in? I’ve only heard negative things about the taxi industry internationally, mostly around corruption. Surprised to hear there’s places where taxis have a good reputation.
thriftwy 9y ago
I don't know, I use a ride hailing app from a "traditional" taxi park and it's quite good. Much more options than with Uber. Doesn't seem to be that hard.