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It's really a cool pitch in itself, but i think that the Tesla Ride example points out the limitations of the Zaarly concept. What if you have an accident? Zaa
by Roritharr 16y ago
It's really a cool pitch in itself, but i think that the Tesla Ride example points out the limitations of the Zaarly concept.
What if you have an accident? Zaarly did not provide any kind of contract that would guarantee the lender that his car has to be returned in prime condition.
What if in the accident someone is hurt?
This has serious implications depending in which country you are.
Lending stuff is in most cases harder to do than they think it is. Atleast if you don't want to end up creating a black market.
But well, i live in germany, we have a different attitude towards regulation of this kind of things than americans seem to have.
- jordan0day 16y agoYou've got some good points -- but on the other hand, they're not doing anything Craigslist or eBay hasn't been doing for ten years now. Even some of their other examples (buying better tickets while at the all-star game) can tend to run afoul of the rules (tickets are often non-transferrable), but I suppose the market-maker isn't who gets in trouble for such transgressions. Likewise, it's the Tesla owners responsibility to get the rider to sign some waiver saying they won't sue if they get hurt during the ride, not Zaarly's. They're just formalizing the "hey man, would you give me a ride in that sweet car? I'll pay you!" type of interaction that has occurred throughout history.
- crikli 16y agoThe problem is that Zaarly doesn't actually have to be liable. Lawsuits cost defendants a ton of money and there are plenty of hungry PI attorneys out there that will litigate in hopes of contingency fees.