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

Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by speby on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:41PM (#24137342)

I would agree and what's especially bad about it is that these changes complicate what was what made Uber so special. You could quite literally press a button to summon a ride and it would show up, you'd get in, and they'd take you to exactly where you inputted, and then you'd get out, no other fussiness to deal with like tipping or unpredictable pricing, etc.

These changes make Uber become more like the traditional taxi world, which is quite honestly what people hated about taxis but had to live with anyways because it was such a regulated environment and filled with cronies in many cities.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by pishpash on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:02PM (#24137551)

You vote for politicians whose ideology is to micromanage your life including taking a cut of your money, you get exactly that.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by madeofpalk on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @07:44PM (#24138436)

This is not it.

The problem is that the law does not account for ‘gig workers’, so produces are shoehorned into one extreme or the other.

I don’t think that Uber drivers should be employees, but I think the law should afford (enforce companies to give) them more protection than they get as ‘contractors’.

It’s funny - the laws and regulations changed to accommodate ride sharing, creating specific schemes for them. But it hasn’t for this new bread of worker.

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