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Well just look at the price of Uber and Lyft rides. I regularly had single-digit fares on both Uber and Lyft early on. Of course they were unprofitable then. No
by kccqzy 1y ago
Well just look at the price of Uber and Lyft rides. I regularly had single-digit fares on both Uber and Lyft early on. Of course they were unprofitable then. Now that they have gained mindshare they have increased prices drastically.
- crmd 1y agoUber proposed $43.00 yesterday for a 23 minute drive from park slope to brooklyn heights in New York City, versus $2.90 for a 35 minute R train ride. I am humbled by how myopic I was in 2010 cheering for a taxi-hailing smartphone app to create consumer surplus by ordering taxis by calling taxi companies.
- pton_xd 1y agoUber charged me $85 (plus tip!) for a 35 min ride from the airport. Yeah, my fond memories of those nascent rideshare apps are long gone...
- aianus 1y agoYellow cab is still more expensive and the cars are dirtier. I wonder why they don't try to compete on price at least with Uber.
- zug_zug 1y agoIt's been my experience (~ 4 years ago) that generally taxis were cheaper than Uber in new york, especially for anything like "Get me to the airport", sometimes like $25 cheaper.
- kjkjadksj 1y agoIn my experience its actually cheaper at least for airport rides. $50 flat through yellowcab app and no surge nor tip when ordered through app compared to $65 at best sometimes well over double during a bad surge.
- Cthulhu_ 1y agoDoes Uber pay the same licenses and insurance fees yet?
- kjkjadksj 1y agoAirport trips these days are often over $100 for me. What is crazy is yellowcab will take me to my area for $50 flat tip included through their app. We’ve exceeded even taxicabs by this point.
- gruez 1y ago>versus $2.90 for a 35 minute R train ride. Comparing the two makes as much sense as comparing how a $500k rolls royce and a $1k shitbox both get you from point A to point B.