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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by burkaman on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @10:22AM (#48280262)
> Eats for the way - your driver picks up a takeaway for you to eat while they drive you to your destination.

This seems like the kind of terrible idea that an LLM might have come up with. I'm pretty sure most drivers do not want people eating (especially a whole meal) in their car, and I can't imagine a lot of instances where you're calling an Uber and don't have time to get yourself food, but don't mind waiting an extra 10 minutes for the driver to detour, find parking, and wait for your food.

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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by lukeschlather on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @11:50AM (#48281417)
> I can't imagine a lot of instances where you're calling an Uber and don't have time to get yourself food

Recently I got a car to take me to the train station and picked up food on the way. Seems pretty common to me. Of course, I didn't need or want it charged as a premium feature in the app.

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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by newaccountman2 on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @12:24PM (#48281902)
I have never heard of someone doing that tbh, this is the first time.
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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by generalpf on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @01:11PM (#48282634)
You can get any Uber driver to do it for you if you offer to buy them food too and do it off the books.
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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by newaccountman2 on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @03:53PM (#48285093)
I didn't say I doubted it was possible lol, just that I had never heard of anyone doing it.
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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by lukeschlather on Thursday May 28, 2026 @11:27AM (#48310362)
You just do a ride with two stops, one at the restaurant, and ask them to wait. It's not remotely clandestine or complicated.
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Re:Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to jus... by jmuguy on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @10:59AM (#48280748)
Not to mention what anyone who's worked in an office with a shared kitchen can tell you - the smell getting into a car where an indeterminate amount of people have eaten different meals. Like climbing into a food court dumpster.
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