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  Why blockchain could kill Uber

  Some interesting thoughts here. Not sure I see this happening realistically but the idea is kinda cool. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/02/09/why-blockchain-could-kill-uber/2/#515c9c731820

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   5 years ago in  Wow. Uber’s self-driving car unit may be worth $7.25 billion.

  Yeah I guess they kind of do take the "share" out of "rideshares" don't they... But I doubt regulators will care. The whole idea of medallions is dead.

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   5 years ago in  Wow. Uber’s self-driving car unit may be worth $7.25 billion.

  Well we're never gonna have human-piloted flying cars. That would be a disaster. But maybe we'll have self-flying flying cars. To be honest I think that sounds safer in some ways than self-driving cars. Fewer obstacles in the air... Less unpredictability.

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   5 years ago in  This Startup Installs Themed Experiences In Your Uber Ride

  For crying out loud, people just want a ride. Not a theme park.

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   5 years ago in  What should you never say to an Uber or Lyft (or any other rideshare) driver?

  Can you go a little faster please

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   5 years ago in  Man commits suicide in the back of a NYC Taxi

  Did the driver get a cleanup fee at least...

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   5 years ago in  Too many rideshares in San Francisco. This is what happens. An example of a rideshare driver.

  Somebody has a problem...

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   5 years ago in  Why did my Uber driver take pictures of my girlfriend puking?

  What. You throw up "a little"? Have you ever thrown up in your life? There is no "a little". Certainly not if it is alcohol puke, which has to be the vast majority of these cases. You either throw up a whole stomach, or you don't throw up.

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   5 years ago in  This Time It’s Uber on the Defensive in Battle With New York [NY Times]

  Damn, this is so dark man. But it's probably true. Just more corruption.

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   5 years ago in  Uber hits 10 billion trips [TechCrunch]

  According to that gif, about half of that is in the past ~12 months. Wowza!

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   5 years ago in  Priceline is investing $500 million in Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company. [TechCrunch]
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   5 years ago in  Have you seen this? "Get free rides by puttin yo uber and lyft drivers on blast"

  Trashy AF.

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   5 years ago in  Uber and Lyft are buying their way into monopolization at the expense of everybody else.’

  The quote in the title is so stupid. How can two separate competitors be buying themselves into a monopoly? Does this idiot not understand what a monopoly is????

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   5 years ago in  A string of NYC taxi driver suicides raises concerns about Uber/Lyft practices

  Really horrible. However, I can't help but feel that this really shouldn't be blamed on Uber and Lyft. The medallion system was a scam from the beginning, and local governments should have made it right for these folks.

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   5 years ago in  We can’t forget about mass transit when we talk about the ‘future of transportation’

  awesome? nah. big? yeah. But full of trash. Seriously, you can't walk down the sidewalk in manhattan without having to detour around piles of black trash bags. Every night. why can't you guys fix this.

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   5 years ago in  We can’t forget about mass transit when we talk about the ‘future of transportation’

  "They’re already deeply embedded — literally, in the case of New York’s subway system"

  Found the new yorker.

  Couldn't this be said of all subway systems? Jeesh. New yorkers think the world revolves around them.

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   5 years ago in  Forget about Self Driving cars, Uber hopes to have flying taxis by 2020

  he means a car you can park in your driveway and fly around where you want. Great idea, I definitely trust all the wackos on the road enough to let them fly around their personal airplanes willy nilly.

  /s

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   6 years ago in  Should I give low ratings to Uber drivers who solicit tips?

  It's plain rude to blatantly hunt for a tip. But when it's not so blatant, if they are appropriately subtle about it, then I don't care. They are making a living. I'll still tip them and give them a good rating.

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   6 years ago in  The more you use Uber, the more expensive it gets. (Upfront Pricing)

  Or maybe they never should have stifled the free market in the first place...

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   6 years ago in  'I started pounding on the windows' — Uber passenger describes attempted Denver kidnapping

  This is terrifying. That poor woman. I am impressed that she had the composure to get another car, get on the plane, and continue her journey.

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   6 years ago in  Deadly Uber crash due to medical emergency?

  Not sure how this is any different than any other driver on the road tho. Anyone could have a medical emergency at any time.

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