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Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse (www.sfchronicle.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse::px-captcha

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

If that's the primary use case then it indeed does not help anyone. Have never used it so I assumed passengers use it to get a lift when going to work or some event like concert by someone who would travel there anyway.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That's definitely what the term ride-share used to mean, but companies like Uber and Lyft call themselves ride-share services now when really it's just a taxi service where drivers use their own cars.
    I don't think the drivers have any control over which direction their next fare will take them. I've never met a driver that wasn't driving either full or part-time as a second job.

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