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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by madeofpalk on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:15AM (#12627555)
It has to for the time estimates and finding the 'closest' driver to you.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by ErikDub on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:35AM (#12627681)
For me the time estimates are always super incorrect and seem only based on the distance.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by TheDrizzle43 on Monday October 03, 2016 @12:22PM (#12628787)
I use to live next to a highway with the closets exit being a few miles away and I would constantly get drivers on the highway as my closest driver. I always had to cancel since they were actually ~15 minutes away, not 3-5.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by sfifs on Monday October 03, 2016 @01:13PM (#12629306)
I have found that Uber's estimates get better with time. When Uber was newer in my city, it used to give ridiculous underestimates. They've become far more realistic now.
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