Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Draws Near

Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by starik36 on Saturday February 16, 2019 @12:20AM (#19177219)

The part I really disliked about the NYC cabs is that you never knew how much it going to cost you. And similarly the driver never knew where they would have to go. With Uber, both parties have this information ahead of time.

Huge improvement.

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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by checkyoursudo on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @04:33PM (#19258488)

I went to NYC for the first time about 20 years ago. I was looking for a cab from JFK to midtown. A limo driver said he'd take me for $30 (more or less -- I don't exactly remember). I had no idea really if that was a good price, but I remember thinking, "at least I know what the price will be," and I took his offer.

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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by jjeaff on Saturday February 16, 2019 @12:31AM (#19177248)

I was under the impression that Uber does not reveal the destination of the customer until they have picked them up. Is that not correct?

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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by beisner on Saturday February 16, 2019 @12:42AM (#19177270)

For trips over a certain length (maybe 45min) they get more information about that kind of length

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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by chimeracoder on Saturday February 16, 2019 @10:05AM (#19178828)

> The part I really disliked about the NYC cabs is that you never knew how much it going to cost you.

For black cab service, yes, you did. For medallion (yellow) cabs, it's always metered (except for the airport flat rate).

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