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There's also the increased security aspect. Before you get in a car, there's a map, with both you and the driver's phones reporting GPS updates back to the mot

There's also the increased security aspect. Before you get in a car, there's a map, with both you and the driver's phones reporting GPS updates back to the mothership. Previously my wife had an issue with a taxi in LA where she was riding with one of her friends, the friend rightly pointed out that they were in a grid section of town and the circuitous route didn't make sense, and the driver locked the doors while saying "I'll take you anywhere I please". I've heard similar stories from many women.

mrguyorama 3y ago
This is the same Uber that keeps hiring people who rape their passengers right? Go ahead and look up Uber and sexual assault. https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/09/uber-settles-lawsuit-with-woman-who-accused-executives-of-obtaining-medical-records-after-she-was-raped/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/09/uber-settles-lawsuit-with-...
- monocasa 3y ago
  You don't get the issue down to zero (and probably can't without self driving cars), but you do get the benefit of a record of where the car goes. It's not perfect, but it's markedly better than it was.
  - mrguyorama 3y ago
    Except nobody is showing any evidence there has been an improvement, rather, everyone just says "Surely Uber does it better and does the right thing", which is absurd.
    - monocasa 3y ago
      I know the women in my life feel structurally much safer. They don't have some weird attachment to the companies, but recognize that the overall system involved makes the possibility for shenanigans much less likely. There's an emergency contact button right in the app, linked to the GPS tracker. It doesn't take a genius to see how that is safer than jumping into a random car with no record of having done so. They're not saying "surely the ride share companies do it better"; the reasons why they think it's better are apparent to them with little trust needed.
- phailhaus 3y ago
  Ah, so you think the better solution is taxi cabs, which have zero tracking, transparency, and accountability? Every time one of those stories come out, you're forgetting that the perp is immediately caught because there's a huge paper trail detailing exactly who took what ride where and the route.

mrguyorama 3y ago

This is the same Uber that keeps hiring people who rape their passengers right? Go ahead and look up Uber and sexual assault. https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/09/uber-settles-lawsuit-with-woman-who-accused-executives-of-obtaining-medical-records-after-she-was-raped/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/09/uber-settles-lawsuit-with-...

monocasa 3y ago
You don't get the issue down to zero (and probably can't without self driving cars), but you do get the benefit of a record of where the car goes. It's not perfect, but it's markedly better than it was.
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  Except nobody is showing any evidence there has been an improvement, rather, everyone just says "Surely Uber does it better and does the right thing", which is absurd.
  - monocasa 3y ago
    I know the women in my life feel structurally much safer. They don't have some weird attachment to the companies, but recognize that the overall system involved makes the possibility for shenanigans much less likely. There's an emergency contact button right in the app, linked to the GPS tracker. It doesn't take a genius to see how that is safer than jumping into a random car with no record of having done so. They're not saying "surely the ride share companies do it better"; the reasons why they think it's better are apparent to them with little trust needed.
phailhaus 3y ago
Ah, so you think the better solution is taxi cabs, which have zero tracking, transparency, and accountability? Every time one of those stories come out, you're forgetting that the perp is immediately caught because there's a huge paper trail detailing exactly who took what ride where and the route.