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This is how Uber works in airports in India. You don't get assigned a driver, you are given a six digit code. You give it to the next driver up when you reach t
by yathaid 3y ago
This is how Uber works in airports in India. You don't get assigned a driver, you are given a six digit code. You give it to the next driver up when you reach the front of the queue and then your ride starts as normal.
- nlawalker 3y agoThat's fascinating, I had no idea. Why haven't they implemented this at other airports? The only potential loser I see in this situation is the driver, who would no longer have advance knowledge of the destination before accepting a ride, but I would imagine that it would be made clear up front that that's what you'd be opting in to as a driver if you chose to work the airport.
- fakedang 3y agoGuess it works in India because in the existing system (pre-paid airport taxis), drivers would have no advance knowledge of the destination before being assigned a ride. Also helped that the pre-paid taxis in most cities were actually a police initiative.
- yathaid 3y agoOne big reason this works is that there is a specific area in which all the rideshare cabs can wait. I am guessing this isn't the case in the US either due to a lack of space or the cab cartels not letting it happen.