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LibreTaxi 2 published, open-source Uber PoC
- _-___________-_ 7y agoThe description refers to this as a "ridesharing jailbreak". What does that mean?
- wyxuan 7y agoRide-sharing model but better in their view
- knocte 7y agoIs it based on GPS locations?
- calciphus 7y agoIt is a technical solution that lacks a network effect or regulatory OR people component
- beering 7y agoIt also seems to be lacking the technical component as I didn't seem to find any dispatching logic (e.g. geospatial awareness).
- Kaze404 7y agoIsn't that what Uber is? The people component only exists when they're trying to manipulate customers into thinking they care about anyone. If you actually try and get support over being harassed by drivers for example, you get to see the real Uber.
- Hnrobert42 7y agoNo. Your criticisms of Uber aside, the poster notes that this lacks the network effect that Uber uses.
- Arbalest 7y agoIt's not clear, if this is a replacement Uber Client, or a whole new decentralised infrastructure for being an unlicenced taxi. Looks like it might be the latter.
- seanhunter 7y agoIt's a decentralised solution joining would-be serial sex offenders with potential victims. (Only partially joking) The externalities of the existing taxi licensing systems are not perfect, but removing even the quasi-accountability of a corporate entity like Uber seems worse.
- RomanPushkin 7y agoExactly this. One serial killer in comments above isn't happy about public feed and wait it to be more secure (only partially joking). Good news is you have source code now and author who is happy to accept improvements. Please improve accountability and safety - you can't do it with entities like Uber probably.
- RL_Quine 7y agoUh, are you seriously equating someone commenting on the lack of privacy with the them being a serial killer?
- wyxuan 7y agoBasically a telegram bot that helps facilitate rides between drivers and passengers
- llarsson 7y agohttps://t.me/s/libretaxi_all https://t.me/s/libretaxi_all A public feed of all rides? Who in their right mind would want the world to know that they are leaving for the airport? Or publicly give out their home address?
- speedgoose 7y agoIt's not very GDPR compliant either.
- mikeq101101 7y agoAnd that is a good thing.
- BiteCode_dev 7y agoYou mean it's bad for users to be legally equiped to be able to request what data is collected from them ?
- ORioN63 7y agoIf I'm understanding this correctly, this is the equivalent of the "taxi radio". Taxi drivers without a current ride or on a short one, can listen to it. They usually talk to a centralized office, but also amongst themselves. i.e. Ask for advice going somewhere, warn about accidents, etc. It's a great idea for Taxi's (the radio). I'll hold my opinion on this software.
- arianestrasse 7y agoOP could've spent 5 minutes to write a bit of a description of what this is, as not everyone has Telegram installed or wants to run some random guy's code to figure out what they're dealing with.
- derrick_jensen 7y agoWhat legal protections do you have, and what are you liable for as a company? Is this meant to be used in major markets, or only in societies with high levels of stranger trust like Japan? Are you trying to compete on price on the third world? No offense but I have no idea why somebody will use this
- RomanPushkin 7y agoIt's the same legal protections you have when you make a post at Craigslist rideshare.