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>BTW, this also happen in taxi cabs, but somehow they don't make the front-page of hacker news[1][2][3], I wonder why that is Woman speaking here. I've been us
by marquis 12y ago
>BTW, this also happen in taxi cabs, but somehow they don't make the front-page of hacker news[1][2][3], I wonder why that is
Woman speaking here. I've been using Uber/Lyft over taxis because of the driver verification system and also the tracking. I will always send my ride tracking link to whoever I am travelling towards if I am solo. I am sure that taxis have their drivers verified also, but taxis don't send me their driver's name and car license plate nor can I track the ride within the taxi service system itself. User is using technology to make the relationship between passenger and driver safer. If they fail on this, they need to be totally open and honest about it and discuss how to find better solutions. Drivers also get attacked by passengers - the safety measures go both ways.
- wvenable 12y agoI had a family member attacked by a cabbie. The driver was actually mere hours away from getting away with it too because a) The passenger had no record of the transaction and b) The cab service recycles their camera data every few days. The way I see it, there is no guarantee of safety in either situation. You never know if your driver is a criminal or crazy. But services like Uber seem considerably more safe: There is extreme record keeping, user ratings, and no direct money changing hands.