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Uber sometimes offers a service called UberPool where you share the car with another passenger in order to save money right? Couldn't Waymo do the same?
by 0xDEAFBEAD 2y ago
Uber sometimes offers a service called UberPool where you share the car with another passenger in order to save money right? Couldn't Waymo do the same?
- ianstormtaylor 2y agoThey could in theory yeah. I’m not sure if Uber still offers it, but I think its uptake is so low (anecdotally from people I know) that it’s effectively not a solution to societal isolation, because it doesn’t end up being used.
- upbeat_general 2y agoI thought it was pretty well used pre-covid, especially when the rides were sometimes 50% of a regular ride. At least I personally used it a lot, and knew several people that did.
- _carbyau_ 2y agoDidn't Uber start branded as a "ride sharing" app where the app helped you find someone to car pool into work with? I suspect an underlying issue with socialising is faith in humanity. It's hard to have faith in humanity in the modern world when every front appears to be telling you otherwise. If you don't have faith in humanity, then you're limited to only interacting with those: "you have to" and "are vetted".
- sgerenser 2y agoThat was Lyft. Uber started as an easier/cheaper way to call for a ride in a “black car”.