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Taxis only really worked in a few large US cities before Uber. Now I can get an Uber almost anywhere.
by harryh 7y ago
Taxis only really worked in a few large US cities before Uber.
Now I can get an Uber almost anywhere.
- Retric 7y agoUber coverage is still fairly limited with plenty of cab companies operating in areas they don’t. https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/ https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/ In 2012 there where 233,900 cabs in the US which seems limited, but they would work very long hours. Uber’s actual change was mostly around increasing peak availability, but not nessisarily total availability as 1/2 of their drivers average 1 to 15 hours each week.
- harryh 7y agoI didn't check exhaustively but I looked at all the cities in South Carolina (the state that I am from) in that list and if you click through you'll see that the areas they are talking about actually pretty much cover the whole state. If that's getting done for SC (a relatively un-dense state) I think they're covering pretty much everywhere in the US. TBH I think the page you linked to is more about SEO than about Uber's actual coverage. Can you tell me a specific place that has good coverage from cabs where Uber doesn't operate?
- Retric 7y agoFor larger areas I am not seeing Charleston WV on their list of cities. Though this would be easier if they showed a single map across the US. Think smaller, Charles town WV official population 5,957 has taxi service. Edit: that was under the Baltimore map even though DC was closer. https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/baltimore/ https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/baltimore/
- harryh 7y agoFair enough. There are indeed some very small towns where Uber hasn't changed anything. Despite that, I stand by my assertion that the company changed the world in a real way. I also think they'll get the the Charles Town WVs of the world at some point.