Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California

Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by kingnothing on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @03:23PM (#24135742)

In the case of rideshare, I imagine the driver contract agreement has that stipulation in it. You'll agree to pick up a passenger taking a trip to an unknown destination with up to N hours of travel time. If you don't like the terms of the contract, you don't have to work for that company.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by raducu on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:20PM (#24136407)

How is that different from a regular taxi driver?

Where's the "sharing" in the "ride share" if the driver is forced to take any ride?

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by olyjohn on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:07PM (#24136993)

This is the thing that really chafes my testes.

People need to get real and start calling it what it is. It's a taxi service. This is not ride sharing. The driver was not already going somewhere. The driver was waiting around for a call to pick someone up, and was going to take them where they wanted to go. Nothing is being shared. This is a Taxi service and the Uber app is the dispatcher.

If I was already going to work, and I picked someone up along the way, that's sharing a ride.

The only thing the driver is sharing is the money they are giving to their mechanic when all the around town driving wears out their car.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by Jommi on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @07:05PM (#24138122)

Only misguided journalists use ridesharing anymore. Its been "ridehailing" the best past 3-4 years now.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by ProAm on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:49AM (#24140308)

"Taxi with a logistics app"

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by fastball on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:58PM (#24138076)

What about UberPOOL?

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by modeless on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:41PM (#24136692)

Regular taxi drivers are often contractors. At least, they were in the past, I'm not sure how this new stuff is affecting regular taxi companies.

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