Re:Mary Meeker’s 2019 internet trends report [pdf]
by kortilla on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @05:55PM
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You’re overestimating how good the cab systems are outside of Chicago and the coasts. There is a lot of value in just having a reliable hailing system with a review system and tracking of where your pickup is, even if there is a 30 min delay.
The state of the art of cabs in smaller cities is getting hung up on, ghosted, or massively delayed when given a different ETA if you don’t book the cab hours in advance.
Re:Mary Meeker’s 2019 internet trends report [pdf]
by tptacek on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @09:03PM
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I think I'm doing the opposite, and saying that on-demand hailing of cabs without subsidy was and, when subsidies collapse, likely will be a lot worse than people think they'll be.
The state of the art of cabs in smaller cities is getting hung up on, ghosted, or massively delayed when given a different ETA if you don’t book the cab hours in advance.