Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate

Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by shartshooter on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:56PM (#20648646)

Not on New Year’s Eve or any other major drinking holiday. Try hailing a cab or finding a spot on the bus when you’re in the mission trying to make it to the marina or pac heights at 1:30am. I’ve seen buses filled with people just skip stops because they’re too full. Ridesharing has helped immensely with that excess demand even with surge pricing. Also, not all buses run 24/7

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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by xvedejas on Thursday August 08, 2019 @05:06PM (#20648777)

I live on the other side of the mission, so YMMV. Though I would suggest that surge pricing is one of ridesharing's strengths, and public transit could learn from it.

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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by shartshooter on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:35AM (#20651594)

For public transportation I don’t love surge pricing. It’s such a great resource for the poor and taking that away because it’s St Patty’s day doesn’t sit well with me

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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by xvedejas on Monday August 12, 2019 @04:30PM (#20679624)

Muni already has a fare system for low-income riders.

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