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> The lined up procession of cabs is more convenient than trying to find the one car you're supposed to get into, Lyft has a new feature (I forget what it's ca
by gniv 7y ago
> The lined up procession of cabs is more convenient than trying to find the one car you're supposed to get into,
Lyft has a new feature (I forget what it's called) where instead of directly matching with a specific driver, you get a four-digit number and then stay in line and get in the car when your turn comes. At that point you match with the driver using the number you got.
- ghaff 7y agoI haven't seen that yet but it makes a lot of sense. 1:1 matching at a busy airport doesn't really scale. It's one reason I tend to default to cabs flying into airports (and usually take an Uber/Lyft on the return).
- bombledmonk 7y agoI just used this at LAX, it was slick. Much better than my last trip through.
- sl1ck731 7y agoThis is actually pretty interesting, but still seems like more ceremony than cabs anywhere that is similar to Vegas in that they have designated pickup areas (I don't know where else this may apply). One of my drivers told me there was some regulation coming down that would allow the cabs to be more competitive price wise with Uber (I think I paid maybe 10-20% more than the Uber on average I think). If that was the case I'm not sure what benefit fiddling with my phone would offer at all. I guess the one good thing is it potentially keeps cab prices low there.