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The biggest issue with Uber for me is pricing. I like to pay a fair price. Uber uses AI, therefore, you don't pay a fair price. I don't feel like researching op
by avgDev 7y ago
The biggest issue with Uber for me is pricing. I like to pay a fair price. Uber uses AI, therefore, you don't pay a fair price. I don't feel like researching options every time I need a ride. Many tech companies hope for lazy consumers, who sign up for food deliveries and don't notice 5c price hike on eggs. Who get used to ride sharing service and fail to ever verify that uber/lyft still offers competitive pricing.
I don't want to work around it. Therefore, I rarely use these services. It is becoming more and more hassle.
- monitorman 7y ago"Uber uses AI, therefore, you don't pay a fair price." Do you understand how many other industries use AI for pricing? What about buying things on Amazon? Hotels? Airline tickets? Gas? You may as well go back to using taxis if you don't think Uber is giving you a fair price.
- avgDev 7y agoWait you are telling me gas stations use an AI algorithm that sets different pricing for each individual because that is what I dislike. I'm okay with airlines, amazon or whoever setting pricing at whatever they want as long as all users pay the same amount for the same thing.
- i_cant_speel 7y agoI'm assuming by AI you mean adjusting the prices based on supply and demand? What do you suggest as an alternative? If prices don't adjust accordingly, you simply won't be able to get a ride.
- avgDev 7y agoNo. I have no issues with supply and demand based pricing. The issue for me is that two different people may get different pricing for the same trip only because AI found a certain customer can/will pay more.