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The proper term for what you describe is a Share taxi also know as a Jitney or a Dollar Van (because a ride costs $1). They used to be popular in underserved in
by mountainofdeath 7y ago
The proper term for what you describe is a Share taxi also know as a Jitney or a Dollar Van (because a ride costs $1). They used to be popular in underserved inner-cities (e.g. East New York) and were ran on an ad-hoc basis.
This model is far from new. It just has a nice mobile app frontend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi#Jitney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi#Jitney
- untog 7y agoNot quite, the Jitneys in NYC have a specified route. The Via shares are dynamically routed according to who is in it and who needs to be picked up. That has both plus sides and down sides.