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Why do we need Uber in the first place? Where I live, there is an app that directly connects drivers to riders who pay cash, and nobody takes 30% fee fro mdrive

• thehappypm 6y ago
  As a driver, collecting money sounds awkward, slow, risky for a dash, and certain to change the dynamic with the passenger. As a passenger, cash is far less convenient, and paying at the end of a ride is awkward, slow, and certain to change the dynamic with the driver.
  • BMSmnqXAE4yfe1 6y ago
    I'm sure 99% percent of drivers will choose 30% more money vs "avoiding risky cash". And they have an option of direct money transfer through mobile phone too.
    • BMSmnqXAE4yfe1 6y ago
      As a passenger, to me cash is far more convenient, as it preserves my privacy and nobody can overcharge me. The bill is usually 20-30% lower than Uber.
• dwild 6y ago
  I never have cash on me and I'm not the only one. Thus that service would be useless for me and for everyone I know. Where I'm from, it's the law that cabs should accept credit and debit, not only does it reduce tax fraud, but it also allow people like me to pay. Transaction fees are not that expensive, but believe me, companies that provide it to cabs drivers, does charge much more for it. Still it's less than 30%. Again where I'm from, dispatcher does charge the drivers, and from what I read, it was not too far from 30% (which makes sense, they have to account for advertising, wage for dispatch by phone, and since Uber, for the development of a badly made app).