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Whatever. When I call an Uber, it shows up. That's more than I could ever say for taxis.

• floren 2y ago
  Shows up sometimes. Sometimes it wanders off for 10 minutes because the driver is finishing a Lyft ride first but accepted your fare anyway, or they got lost, or they stopped to pick up food (all of these have happened to me)
  • TeMPOraL 2y ago
    Yes, this. Sometimes they cancel because they claim they have a malfunction. Sometimes they cancel because fuck you, that's why. Almost cost me an appointment with the doctor when our small kid got sick and a driver strung us for 15 minutes of extra wait time while he circled a grocery store, then claimed his car broke down. I don't trust those companies with important stuff anymore, I either go straight for public transport, or in some cases (airport) I pre-book an early enough departure to still be able to catch a bus to airport if the driver doesn't show.
• gs17 2y ago
  Similar, I've been scammed by a taxi once out of three times, Uber/Lyft never out of dozens. The worst with an Uber I've had was a guy who didn't know you could make multiple stops.
  • AStonesThrow 2y ago
    I wouldn't say that Uber or Lyft (or other NEMT rideshares) ever scammed me, but I've had enough shitty experiences and felt burned enough times that their reputation is on-par with classical taxi services IMHO. On the other hand, Waymo has never scammed me; I've never had a conflict with a shitty Waymo driver; and in fact I'm rather happy to participate in their testing phase and give generous feedback about minor things that could be better after each trip.