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> "Lyft & Uber have gotten much, much better at routing..." i had to chuckle at that. i've had multiple experiences where my driver had to loop hack toward my
by clairity 8y ago
> "Lyft & Uber have gotten much, much better at routing..."
i had to chuckle at that. i've had multiple experiences where my driver had to loop hack toward my origin to pick up someone else, literally passing my pickup point in some cases. other times drivers were expected to swerve off of a freeway with seconds' notice to pick someone else up.
i think they have some ways to go in that regard. sure, they have a lead on an unprepared/undercapitalized competitor, but i'm not sure they'd have a lead on google (who also owns waze).
- linkregister 8y agoLyft's and most of Uber's maps for routing are driven by the Google Maps API. Google's track record for consumer-facing services is abysmal. Acquiring Lyft is a deft business move for Google's Waymo unit. At the very least, a partnership agreement is in order.