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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by thrav on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:51PM (#21073935)
Have to transition taxis from meter to set-pricing first. The uncertainty of getting into a cab and agreeing to pay an unknown price is a big part of why I avoid them.

I’ve been hit with a ridiculous price at the end of a ride enough to distrust the whole concept of giving them a blank check.

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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by sp332 on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:10PM (#21075520)
Some cities are better at this. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/2012_pa...
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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by jccooper on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:33PM (#21076319)
That's a pretty standard taxi price structure. Open, but not clear. I have no idea based on that how much a trip will cost, even if somehow I managed to keep that whole table memorized.
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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by sp332 on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:55PM (#21077448)
It seems like it could easily be combined with or even integrated into a maps API like Google Maps. Plot the route and plug the length into the formula. I guarantee it's simpler than Uber's formula.
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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by mandevil on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:21PM (#21075631)
Been hit by that with Uber as well, due to traffic. 'You were so late you missed the first act of the show AND we charged you twice as much as we said we would!' was a fun night.
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Re:Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund by esoterica on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:35PM (#21075780)
Uber has used fixed up front pricing for years.
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