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I am curious how they tackle safety issues within the coop. Uber, Lyft, and other big players have teams of engineers improving the safety of the platform (e.g.
by itake 6y ago
I am curious how they tackle safety issues within the coop. Uber, Lyft, and other big players have teams of engineers improving the safety of the platform (e.g. banning duplicate accounts of bad actors, banning people from re-creating accounts, identifying and removing fraud).
I'm skeptical that the team behind the drivers.coop could deliver a fair and scalable safe service for both the riders and drivers.
For example:
1. Uber verifies drivers have face masks before starting shifts with ML.
2. Some/all companies have ML route deviation algorithms to warn the passenger if the driver is not following the correct route.
3. Toxic language detection. Rideshare companies want to flag drivers and passengers that are not communicating nicely.
4. Crash detection. If the phone detects a crash, the ride share company can automatically connect them with emergency operates to ensure everyone is ok.
- snicker7 6y agoA coop is just another corporation, just with a different ownership model. This means they will likely have to hire engineers, customer service, business analysts, lobbyists, an executive team, &c. None of your examples is unachievable with a coop. The main blocker is initial capital acquisition.
- itake 6y agoAll of these things are expensive to build, but achievable when you operate in many cities or countries. I am not seeing how a handful of drivers in NYC could fund the infrastructure and talent required to deliver these types of features that passengers have grown accustomed to.