Re:Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
by foobarian on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @08:41PM
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You know, I don't even care if they are rude. The UX is sooo much better that it's laughable:
1) No communication problems telling the driver where you are going. If you or they don't speak English, that's fine
2) No tipping.
3) No cash/form of payment shenanigans
4) ETA and location information in near real-time
5) No hailing--great if you are an introverted person/don't know how to whistle like a truck driver/etc.
Honestly, if the taxi industry adopted that dispatch system I would have no problem using it. Uber should do enterprise licensing for "Uber For Cities" so they can finally run their taxicab operations properly.
1) No communication problems telling the driver where you are going. If you or they don't speak English, that's fine
2) No tipping.
3) No cash/form of payment shenanigans
4) ETA and location information in near real-time
5) No hailing--great if you are an introverted person/don't know how to whistle like a truck driver/etc.
Honestly, if the taxi industry adopted that dispatch system I would have no problem using it. Uber should do enterprise licensing for "Uber For Cities" so they can finally run their taxicab operations properly.