Joey J (joeyj)

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  Cab driver was shot, killed in Back Bay Tuesday after refusing to drive suspect to Mansfield, officials say

  Terrifying incident in Boston yesterday. Cab driver shot and killed in broad daylight. And this was not in a shady …
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  Taxify valuation passes $1B

  New round of funding, lead by Daimler at $175M. Uber's gotta be quaking a little bit. They are spending their …
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  Uber's Surge Pricing keeps drivers on the road

  I happen to agree with this editorial. What's interesting is they are talking about a storm that happened in March. …
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  Waymo van involved in crash

  Pretty clear the van was not at fault if you watch the video. Lucky no one was seriously hurt, looked …
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  The Fall of Travis Kalanick

  Long read but fun and full of interesting tidbits. LOL @ he literally got down on his hands and knees …
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  Seattle Uber drivers had a union??

  Didn't realize that. Looksl like the Trump administration is trying to break it up now. https://theintercept.com/2018/03/26/uber-drivers-union-seattle/
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  Uber Ghost drivers -- literally!

  Now this is a new one. Drivers in China changing their profile pictures to ghosts and zombies so that people …
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  Uber sells its car leasing business

  I didn't even realize uber was leasing cars TBH. They're becoming more like a cab company every day. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/30/uber-sells-its-leasing-business-startup-fair/1077227001/
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  Can I smoke in an Uber?

  Just like the title says. Can I smoke cigarettes? What about cigars. Or you know, other stuff. What about vaping?
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  Boston Taxi King getting out of the game

  Ed Tutunjian's selling his business and 362 taxi medallions. For a lifetime of being a jerk, his reward is $145M. …

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   6 years ago in  If drivers are really losing money with Uber then why do you keep driving for Uber?

  I make more than minimum wage. Yes, I am taking into account all of my expenses.

  I make a decent living, and am my own boss. I make my own hours. I don't have some dude wearing khakis and a polo shirt breathing down my neck telling me to get my TPS reports done. Instead, I meet interesting people on a daily basis and get to just drive around all day.

  That's why.

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   6 years ago in  Uber wins right to continue operating in London

  Good, I guess?

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

  At this point the city should just buy back those medallions. AT A PEAK MARKET PRICE. Medallion was worth 800K a few years ago at it's peak? Fine. Pay the owners that. Let them invest their money elsewhere. The city created this situation and allowed medallions to be sold on the secondary market. they need to deal with it. It's time to accept that the taxi industry as it was once known is DEAD.

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   6 years ago in  Uber and Lyft Pulling out of Honolulu?

  But this is going to hurt drivers the most. Surge pricing is good for drivers. Rates are too low otherwise.

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   6 years ago in  If you were the new CEO of Uber, with absolute power, what would be the first thing you'd change?

  But they are both just waiting for the other to crack. Once they do, they just have to hold on a little longer to drive the sword all the way in... If Uber caves first, Lyft will keep their prices low until Uber is out of business.

  Of course, Uber wouldn't let that happen. Thus they will not raise their rates. Sorry y'all.

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   6 years ago in  What are ways Uber drivers make money besides driving?

  Yeah until you don't have any customers anymore because they don't want to pay your high ad free rates.

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   6 years ago in  If you were the new CEO of Uber, with absolute power, what would be the first thing you'd change?

  There is no way in hell Lyft would raise their rates to match. They would destroy Uber.

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   6 years ago in  If you were the new CEO of Uber, with absolute power, what would be the first thing you'd change?

  Everyone here is saying "raise the rates. pay drivers more". Ignoring the fact that Lyft would swoop in and eat Uber's lunch.

  Guys there is a price war going on. And drivers are the casualties.

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   6 years ago in  ALLERGIC REACTION TO TOBACCO SMOKE

  One more thing. Make sure to contact the driver and cancel if necessary within 5 minutes of requesting the ride. Otherwise you get hit with a $5 cancellation fee.

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   6 years ago in  Banned from charging Uber cleaning fee?

  barf bag is key.

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   6 years ago in  Banned from charging Uber cleaning fee?

  These are good and reasonable rules. The thing about solo cups is funny. I don't care if there is alcohol in it or not, a solo cup without a cover is a spill waiting to happen. esp. with drunk people. I have some experience in these matters from the other side as well, I wouldn't get into my own car with a solo cup, drunk or not :D

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   6 years ago in  Uber building flying car research center in Paris

  LOL what is uber smoking? Flying cars in 5 years is not going to happen.

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   6 years ago in  Uber's Surge Pricing keeps drivers on the road

  Here is more info about that incident:

  http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/05/uber_ignored_appeal_to_curb_storm_surge

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   6 years ago in  Banned from charging Uber cleaning fee?

  round these parts its dunks but yeah you're probably right

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   6 years ago in  Banned from charging Uber cleaning fee?

  I think he's talking about any containers. Soda, red bull, juice, whatever. Anything that can spill. I don't blame him.

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   6 years ago in  Banned from charging Uber cleaning fee?

  My plan is to buy an old used cop car for my ubering. Advantages:

  • Hard plastic molded back seat can be hosed down after use
  • Unruly pax can be driven straight to police station
  • Pax cannot reach through bars to smack me in the face for making them sit in a hard plastic seat
  • Pax cannot escape as doors do not open from inside (wait is that creepy)

  Disadvantages:

  • Increased 1 star ratings for me making pax sit on hard plastic back seat
  • Soda and puke can still be projectiled through bars onto me, probably intentionally

  I think your plan might be better...

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

  LOL people from not new york are just jealous of an awesome city.

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   6 years ago in  Uber Skyport designs

  This feels like something I read in Popular Mechanics when I was a kid 30 years ago. Those things still don't exist.

  keep dreaming people.

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   6 years ago in  There were 100K Uber and Lyft rides in Boston last year

  It's a big number, but extra congestion? Nah. Those people would have taken taxis or driven themselves in the past.

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   6 years ago in  Didi IPO is coming

  Good, I'm tired of Lyft being Uber's only challenger. Lyft is a sheep. Didi is gonna really mix things up if they make a play on the US.

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