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Hey there, we have about 65 taxis in SF already and should be up in the hundreds shortly. It's a completely different regulatory environment than NYC, and (thus
by greenrider 14y ago
Hey there, we have about 65 taxis in SF already and should be up in the hundreds shortly. It's a completely different regulatory environment than NYC, and (thus far) much friendlier toward innovation. You can still use Square to pay for a cab in SF, but not in NYC.
- ezpassmac 14y ago65? How do you expect this to be any different from NYC if NYC had double? I want to see this grow, don't get me wrong, but 65?
- greenrider 14y agoIf we can prove to them that they can make more money and have a better experience with Uber, getting several hundred on won't be an issue at all. We've launched taxi in Boston, Chicago, and Toronto with no issues gettings hundreds of drivers.
- untog 14y agoYou can still use Square to pay for a cab in SF, but not in NYC. Why would I want to? NYC cabs have credit card readers.
- greenrider 14y agoSquare would have replaced the readers with their own tablet-based terminal: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411065,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411065,00.asp
- untog 14y agoYeah I read about that. I don't understand why I (as a passenger) would care, though- it's replacing one credit card terminal with another. Except the new one will have a more responsive touch screen. Yay?
- bhntr3 14y agoI've had Chicago cabbies sometimes use Square instead of the card reader. They tell me the card reader costs them 5-7% (too many middlemen) while square is 3%ish I happily pay with Square to give the guy more money for the service. I pay the same, he gets more and Square gets more business. Seems good to me.