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I’m not sure if the story here has any merits. But what I do know is: there needs to be more transparency. https://youtu.be/OEXJmNj6SPk https://youtu.be/OEXJmN
by xyst 2y ago
I’m not sure if the story here has any merits. But what I do know is: there needs to be more transparency.
https://youtu.be/OEXJmNj6SPk https://youtu.be/OEXJmNj6SPk
This report shows multiple drivers all located in the same area (literally, phones next to each other), getting marginally different quotes for the same ride.
What is accounting for these differences?
Taxi industry may have been shitty, but at least the price was transparent. You pay while the meter is running. With Uber/Lyft, it’s a fucking black box.
For all we know, the algorithms learned which drivers tend to take whatever is given to them so they can opt to shave a couple of dollars.
- Squeeeez 2y agoNitpicking on your one claim that "taxi prices were transparent" - in some countries, maybe. In others, taxi drivers still have very creative ways of scamming their customers, with or without meter. This was actually the main reason I recall that Uber and others used to promote their services, clear upfront prices.