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> If they were brokering rides in areas that can't get cabs easily, they would have lots of defenders. I've been in SF regularly for business for half a dozen
by lnanek2 12y ago
> If they were brokering rides in areas that can't get cabs easily, they would have lots of defenders.
I've been in SF regularly for business for half a dozen years now, I've never had a cab stop for me when I tried to hail it like in NYC. When I've called cab companies, the cab has only shown up 50% of the time and only after 20 or 30 minutes. With Uber the car has always come, and come much faster, and I can watch on the screen what is happening and text the driver if needed.
The cab system is just plain broken and SF is very underserved. I imagine it is just as badly managed as the housing where they are refusing to let people build upward.
- edwardhotchkiss 12y agoI wrote above about this. Moving from NYC to SF was a complete mindfucking as trying to get anywhere without a car attempting to call taxis that actually show up; that take credit cards was near impossible.
- lawnchair_larry 12y agoIt's worth noting that regulatory capture basically guarantees that you will never see simple innovations such as car tracking and driver messaging.