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At this point Uber and Lyft are really just taxi companies with nice apps. Add the driver reviews, GPS locations, and requesting a ride via an app to a traditio
by rococode 8y ago
At this point Uber and Lyft are really just taxi companies with nice apps. Add the driver reviews, GPS locations, and requesting a ride via an app to a traditional taxi system and it's the same. The only major advantage they have right now is that Uber/Lyft are standardized throughout cities and suburbs, whereas taxi companies are mostly local to one city.
- tomp 8y agoThe other significant advantage is that they're cheaper. Either because they're actually cheaper (e.g. in London, black cab drivers have to train to know every street by heart, whereas Uber drivers can just rely on technology (Google Maps)), or because Uber subsidizes the passengers, but regardless, they're significantly cheaper (speaking for London).
- whoisjuan 8y agoWhat is limiting a black cab driver from using Google Maps or Apple Maps or whatever?
- pradn 8y agoPart of the certification to be a black cab driver in London is to take a test about the streets of the city. Of course, once you pass you may use navigation apps. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/t-magazine/london-taxi-test-knowledge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/t-magazine/london-taxi-te...
- deminature 8y agoServices like Pool/Express Pool/Line are distinctly different from taxi services in so far as opening up car-based transit to a broader range of socio-economic groups. The efficiencies of Express Pool make it competitive with public transit for pricing.