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yes. Imagine public shuttles using uber based technology. So the shuttles come pick you up and drop you off at your destination. They can do transfers to other

yes. Imagine public shuttles using uber based technology. So the shuttles come pick you up and drop you off at your destination. They can do transfers to other shuttles or other public transit on fixed routes to optimize the routes. The govt would never come up with rideshare type algorithms.

isbjorn16 7y ago
https://crosscut.com/2019/08/seattles-microtransit-experiment-drives-people-light-rail-it-working https://crosscut.com/2019/08/seattles-microtransit-experimen... Maybe just an exception to the rule, but still worth pointing out.
jayd16 7y ago
And none of that needs a change in regulations. That could all happen now save for those exact market forces. Haven't you just described Uber pool which already exists? Assuming our prayers will be answered by just deregulating things is silly.
cannonedhamster 7y ago
Yeah because the single largest logistics system in the world knows nothing about transportation. You free market only people really are blind to reality. The US government is the single best move of people and goods on the planet. We literally run our military on logistics. Show me any real private industry that runs their transportation as efficiently as a government one with the limited resources and requirements for service that public does. You know how the private market makes money? They cut out the poor people and inefficient routes which public industry can't do because their mission is to actual serve the community instead of shareholders.
AstralStorm 7y ago
Who needs ride sharing if you have good public transport? You go the far distance to a hub which has lots of parking space and switch to subway, tram, bus or foot traffic, or bikes, or the hip electric scooter. And disadvantaged or disabled people get better accessibility. Pity it is hard to retrofit into misdesigned cities. See EU and how Uber is not making millions here. And taxis are relatively expensive. Also check South Korea and how relatively cheap normal unsubsidized taxis essentially prevented Uber from getting a foothold... It does not compete with owned cars at all.

isbjorn16 7y ago

https://crosscut.com/2019/08/seattles-microtransit-experiment-drives-people-light-rail-it-working https://crosscut.com/2019/08/seattles-microtransit-experimen... Maybe just an exception to the rule, but still worth pointing out.

jayd16 7y ago

And none of that needs a change in regulations. That could all happen now save for those exact market forces. Haven't you just described Uber pool which already exists? Assuming our prayers will be answered by just deregulating things is silly.

cannonedhamster 7y ago

Yeah because the single largest logistics system in the world knows nothing about transportation. You free market only people really are blind to reality. The US government is the single best move of people and goods on the planet. We literally run our military on logistics. Show me any real private industry that runs their transportation as efficiently as a government one with the limited resources and requirements for service that public does. You know how the private market makes money? They cut out the poor people and inefficient routes which public industry can't do because their mission is to actual serve the community instead of shareholders.

AstralStorm 7y ago

Who needs ride sharing if you have good public transport? You go the far distance to a hub which has lots of parking space and switch to subway, tram, bus or foot traffic, or bikes, or the hip electric scooter. And disadvantaged or disabled people get better accessibility. Pity it is hard to retrofit into misdesigned cities. See EU and how Uber is not making millions here. And taxis are relatively expensive. Also check South Korea and how relatively cheap normal unsubsidized taxis essentially prevented Uber from getting a foothold... It does not compete with owned cars at all.