That said, Taxi drivers have something Uber drivers don’t- a union.
“Wait, what are the four things on the side?”
I call them wheels and I reinvented them."
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That said, Taxi drivers have something Uber drivers don’t- a union.
“Wait, what are the four things on the side?”
I call them wheels and I reinvented them."
There was a fix number of taxis (at least in New York) for a growing population. All the consumer wanted was more taxis - it was the businessmen that wanted all the regulations and safety rules gone.
before Uber there was… Kakao Taxi. and it was beautiful
Was it actually available outside of South Korea?
Off topic but the worst effect of uber imo has been in poorer countries with no public transport.
First uber started and it was a rich kids thing. Then it grew and added uber bike which was cheap and uber became more mainstream.
Then came the inevitable knock offs, cheap uber alternates that give 0 fucks about quality control, allow anyone to drive on it or what vehicle is registered. Absolutely no standards but cheaper.
Then uber packs bag and leaves while people are now stuck with these terrible services.
Like sexual assault complaints by their drivers are ignored. Drivers stealing money is ignored. Uber actually took that stuff seriously.
When was Uber a rich kids thing?
2016-17 over here.
sounds like theres a good market opportunity to start a decent competitor there
I love how Uber drivers make less than taxi drivers. The system is healing…
Maybe we’re all just fucking bored Kyle and need a change every now and then!
Go on a goddamn walk Melvin!
I never took (or had to take) an uber. A small achievement of mine.
Same thing with streaming. Enshitification ensures that all services end up in the same final state it seems.
Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Except the taxi cab company has figured out how to offload the purchasing and maintenance of their fleet to their drivers. Probably pay their drivers less, as well.
chuckd@lemmy.world 1 week ago
With Uber drivers driving their own cars, how is Uber any different in that regard?
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s what I’m saying. Uber is the taxi company.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Really depends on the taxi company. In the small mountain town I went to college in there was a traditional company and a co-op company. The traditional company had better cars, an app, and a nice person on the phone. The co-op had old (but clean) cars, drivers acting as dispatch, and drivers that were actually happy to be there and have conversations.
Only one of those companies had nearly all the same drivers the entire time I was there.