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Color me skeptical, but I've never gotten in a car without having decided my destination first. I don't go to "any supermarket", I go to Supermarket X because

Color me skeptical, but I've never gotten in a car without having decided my destination first. I don't go to "any supermarket", I go to Supermarket X because they have the goods I need at a price I accept or the best promos that week or whatever. If letting your rideshare company decide your destination was really a thing, why wouldn't Uber be doing it already be doing it with human drivers?

d0gsg0w00f 3y ago
> I've never gotten in a car without having decided my destination first. Not yet... > If letting your rideshare company decide your destination was really a thing, why wouldn't Uber be doing it already be doing it with human drivers? Because Uber isn't an advertising company. They're still chasing fares like scrubs
- jeffbee 3y ago
  Honestly I have no idea why you are attracting downvotes. This feature seems inevitable, and arguably desirable. I am sitting here trying to use Maps to figure out if there are any pizza places that are open in my city right now, and if I could summon a car with the destination vaguely set to "pizza" and be presented with options, that might be OK, even futuristic.
  - d0gsg0w00f 3y ago
    "Jimbo's Pizza will pay for your fare! Should I place the order now using your card on file?"
- yugioh3 3y ago
  agreed. adding discoverability and reviews of Google Maps with a self driving ride share button would be a great combo. i switch between maps and Uber apps to accomplish this currently.
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rogerbinns 3y ago
They wouldn't decide for you, merely make you an offer. Eg you say "go to supermarket A" which you fully intend to go to because it fully meets your needs and expectations. You get an offer to go to supermarket B instead, and that supermarket will also pay for your journey. You can still go to your original intended destination. Some number of people will take the offer. The entity controlling the vehicle gets the commission, and supermarket B gets a way to acquire customers. > why wouldn't Uber be doing it already be doing it They are already most of the way there [1]. Driverless vehicles will be cheaper to operate which will make physical locations more amenable to paying to acquire visitors. [1] https://www.uber.com/us/en/advertising/ https://www.uber.com/us/en/advertising/

d0gsg0w00f 3y ago

> I've never gotten in a car without having decided my destination first. Not yet... > If letting your rideshare company decide your destination was really a thing, why wouldn't Uber be doing it already be doing it with human drivers? Because Uber isn't an advertising company. They're still chasing fares like scrubs

jeffbee 3y ago
Honestly I have no idea why you are attracting downvotes. This feature seems inevitable, and arguably desirable. I am sitting here trying to use Maps to figure out if there are any pizza places that are open in my city right now, and if I could summon a car with the destination vaguely set to "pizza" and be presented with options, that might be OK, even futuristic.
- d0gsg0w00f 3y ago
  "Jimbo's Pizza will pay for your fare! Should I place the order now using your card on file?"
yugioh3 3y ago
agreed. adding discoverability and reviews of Google Maps with a self driving ride share button would be a great combo. i switch between maps and Uber apps to accomplish this currently.

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rogerbinns 3y ago

They wouldn't decide for you, merely make you an offer. Eg you say "go to supermarket A" which you fully intend to go to because it fully meets your needs and expectations. You get an offer to go to supermarket B instead, and that supermarket will also pay for your journey. You can still go to your original intended destination. Some number of people will take the offer. The entity controlling the vehicle gets the commission, and supermarket B gets a way to acquire customers. > why wouldn't Uber be doing it already be doing it They are already most of the way there [1]. Driverless vehicles will be cheaper to operate which will make physical locations more amenable to paying to acquire visitors. [1] https://www.uber.com/us/en/advertising/ https://www.uber.com/us/en/advertising/