Re:Forging a Swiss Lens: How Zurich's tech scene changed my ...
by kuschku on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @11:10PM
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> While Uber operated in Germany... shall we recount the reasons why they do not do so any more?
They refused to pay insurance for their drivers? That's the reason why Uber stopped. Because they didn't want to pay for the time between the driver leaving their home and entering the car, and the time that the driver picked up the first customer.
Which meant that during this time the driver was entirely uninsured, which in turn is illegal.
There are two sides to a coin: while Uber has world-dominating ambition, that also means they aren't anywhere near as flexible to local market conditions as a local startup is. And I wouldn't consider Uber an unmitigated success yet - they still depend on VC cash to keep going, we'll see what happens when it runs out.