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I have to agree with you. The original Ubercab model (allow anybody to sign up as a driver without any vetting of anything) was absolutely atrocious. The new
by jhcoaps2 14y ago
I have to agree with you.
The original Ubercab model (allow anybody to sign up as a driver without any vetting of anything) was absolutely atrocious. The new one is better, but uber drivers benefit from customers who feel like the product is as safe as the regulated product without actually doing things like ensuring that the cars are inspected.
That said, I pretty much lost respect for Uber when they pretended that expressing high-demand rates as a multiple was clear. Nobody with any UX experience would've agreed with them that it was clear... but they all would've agreed that it's a great way to camoflague massively inflated rates.
- bengl3rt 14y ago"The original Ubercab model (allow anybody to sign up as a driver without any vetting of anything) was absolutely atrocious." What about Lyft? Isn't that essentially what they're doing?
- jhcoaps2 14y agoMy understanding of zimride/lyft is that they're more about arranging carpooling than acting as professional taxi service. Does Lyft let random people sign up to work as gypsy cab drivers? If so, I think that's insane.
- bengl3rt 14y agoZimride arranges carpools for long trips, but Lyft is pretty much just an Uber clone with private individuals operating their personal cars. There is some vetting but no insurance or anything as far as I know.
- jhcoaps2 14y agoThen confirmed, I think that's irresponsible and insane. At some point there will be a serious accident and both the driver and passenger's lives will be ruined, since driving people professionally is disallowed by car insurance policies. Totally amoral. Disgusting.