▲ 300 ▼ Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse (www.sfchronicle.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse::px-captcha
[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 28 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uber was supposed to help traffic? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dhork@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven't seen that option pop up in quite a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Just like AirBnb, both the company and car/home owners figured they could make more profit by making it a full time gig... permalink fedilink source parent [–] landlordlover@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven’t seen that option pop up in quite a while. Wrong, it started as "Ubercab" and you could request a black luxury cab. It eventually turned into the app we have now with people trying to make ends meet. It was and is a taxi service. Straight from Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber#:~:text=Following%20a%20beta%20launch%20in,times%20that%20of%20a%20taxi. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrettyLights@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is how I remember it in the early days on the East Coast. Uber was pretty expensive and always a large black luxury car. The drivers were very professional too and dressed up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing undercutting traditional taxis by operating at a loss until the taxi model was essentially dead and then using newfound monopolistic power to juice profits from every angle with reckless disregard for people or the environment they live in until/if regulators stop us. That wasn't the original concept, you're confusing the phase 1 marketing pitch for the "concept". permalink fedilink source parent [–] itwasawednesday@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah that's a silly statement, guarantee there was little altruism when they, like most, started their business. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dhork@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven't seen that option pop up in quite a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Just like AirBnb, both the company and car/home owners figured they could make more profit by making it a full time gig... permalink fedilink source parent [–] landlordlover@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven’t seen that option pop up in quite a while. Wrong, it started as "Ubercab" and you could request a black luxury cab. It eventually turned into the app we have now with people trying to make ends meet. It was and is a taxi service. Straight from Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber#:~:text=Following%20a%20beta%20launch%20in,times%20that%20of%20a%20taxi. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrettyLights@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is how I remember it in the early days on the East Coast. Uber was pretty expensive and always a large black luxury car. The drivers were very professional too and dressed up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing undercutting traditional taxis by operating at a loss until the taxi model was essentially dead and then using newfound monopolistic power to juice profits from every angle with reckless disregard for people or the environment they live in until/if regulators stop us. That wasn't the original concept, you're confusing the phase 1 marketing pitch for the "concept". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Just like AirBnb, both the company and car/home owners figured they could make more profit by making it a full time gig... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] landlordlover@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven’t seen that option pop up in quite a while. Wrong, it started as "Ubercab" and you could request a black luxury cab. It eventually turned into the app we have now with people trying to make ends meet. It was and is a taxi service. Straight from Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber#:~:text=Following%20a%20beta%20launch%20in,times%20that%20of%20a%20taxi. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrettyLights@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is how I remember it in the early days on the East Coast. Uber was pretty expensive and always a large black luxury car. The drivers were very professional too and dressed up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrettyLights@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is how I remember it in the early days on the East Coast. Uber was pretty expensive and always a large black luxury car. The drivers were very professional too and dressed up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing undercutting traditional taxis by operating at a loss until the taxi model was essentially dead and then using newfound monopolistic power to juice profits from every angle with reckless disregard for people or the environment they live in until/if regulators stop us. That wasn't the original concept, you're confusing the phase 1 marketing pitch for the "concept". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] itwasawednesday@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah that's a silly statement, guarantee there was little altruism when they, like most, started their business. permalink fedilink source parent