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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by chrisseaton on Sunday January 12, 2020 @03:39AM (#22025212)
> I think you and the driver are supposed to exchange names.

What for?

And how does any other environment where people introduce themselves to each other fix this? I don't think they see it as a problem in practice.

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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by Izkata on Sunday January 12, 2020 @06:22PM (#22030458)
One of my co-workers once got in the wrong Uber; she and another person with the same name were being picked up on the same corner, and the cars just happened to arrive close enough they each got into the wrong car. It was confirming the driver's name as they sat down that clued them in.
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by magneticnorth on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:41PM (#22028171)
For safety, mostly - there have been bad situations when people mistook a car for their uber, including at least one kidnapping & murder: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/samantha-josephson-usc...
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