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I would love Uber to use this data to propose me options for taking a short walk to cut total travel time. In some places walking a few hundred meters puts you

I would love Uber to use this data to propose me options for taking a short walk to cut total travel time. In some places walking a few hundred meters puts you in a much better position for pick-up. Same thing in destination, propose a location that minimizes total travel time.

blairbeckwith 7y ago
Uber sort of does this in some cities with their Express Pool option, where they tack a short walk on to either end of a ride to pick up/drop off you and the other Pool passengers at the same spot.
cbzoiav 7y ago
The number of tourists in London getting the underground distances that are less than the distance down to the train and back up...
- megablast 7y ago
  Sure, the underground is an experience in itself. And walking around a foreign city can be very confusing for a lot of people.
- jasonkester 7y ago
  It’s all part of the experience. I once got off a night bus in Asyut, hailed a cab, hopped in and asked to be taken to the train station. The driver pointed out the window to the giant sign on the building across the street reading “Asyut Railway Station”. Travel wouldn’t be the same without making silly mistakes like this. It’s where our stories come from.
jasonkester 7y ago
My entry point to Uber is usually google maps, which does show walking time alongside driving, public transport and ride hailing times. In cities like London, it’s often half an hour for every option, so the decision comes down to whether it’s raining and how well the tube entrances line up.
asdff 7y ago
Uber/lyft routing is screwed for this because all too often drivers heading the wrong way will jump on accepting your ride to beat other drivers. There's been times when I've opened the map, saw dozens of drivers orbiting me like sharks just 1-2 blocks out, yet the driver who accepts my request is the one 5 going on 6 miles away on the highway. Then I have to stand there for 10 minutes while the driver pulls off and turns around then battles through the dozen plus drivers orbiting the neighborhood I'm in.
- Skunkleton 7y ago
  I'm not personally convinced that the cars shown on the Uber app are 1) available cars, or 2) real cars

blairbeckwith 7y ago

Uber sort of does this in some cities with their Express Pool option, where they tack a short walk on to either end of a ride to pick up/drop off you and the other Pool passengers at the same spot.

cbzoiav 7y ago

The number of tourists in London getting the underground distances that are less than the distance down to the train and back up...

megablast 7y ago
Sure, the underground is an experience in itself. And walking around a foreign city can be very confusing for a lot of people.
jasonkester 7y ago
It’s all part of the experience. I once got off a night bus in Asyut, hailed a cab, hopped in and asked to be taken to the train station. The driver pointed out the window to the giant sign on the building across the street reading “Asyut Railway Station”. Travel wouldn’t be the same without making silly mistakes like this. It’s where our stories come from.

jasonkester 7y ago

My entry point to Uber is usually google maps, which does show walking time alongside driving, public transport and ride hailing times. In cities like London, it’s often half an hour for every option, so the decision comes down to whether it’s raining and how well the tube entrances line up.

asdff 7y ago

Uber/lyft routing is screwed for this because all too often drivers heading the wrong way will jump on accepting your ride to beat other drivers. There's been times when I've opened the map, saw dozens of drivers orbiting me like sharks just 1-2 blocks out, yet the driver who accepts my request is the one 5 going on 6 miles away on the highway. Then I have to stand there for 10 minutes while the driver pulls off and turns around then battles through the dozen plus drivers orbiting the neighborhood I'm in.

Skunkleton 7y ago
I'm not personally convinced that the cars shown on the Uber app are 1) available cars, or 2) real cars