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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by rayiner on Friday June 06, 2014 @02:26PM (#7859531)
They might be turning around that NJ loss: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/06/tesla-resume-sales-new-je..., which puts them at 4 for 4. They're in it for the long game, and I don't see them losing it.
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by tptacek on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:22PM (#7859847)
To be fair, Tesla has a much stronger case. The regs impeding Tesla make no public policy sense, and the perceived public benefit of Tesla is enormous on its face.
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by opendais on Friday June 06, 2014 @02:51PM (#7859672)
Do you honestly think Uber can do that while simultaneously removing per-trip, tax medallions, and other taxi related revenues from the city coffers?
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by rayiner on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:09PM (#7859783)
I don't think cities have to lose taxi-related revenues for Uber to be able to do business. They will have to figure out how to address concerns about liability insurance, overcrowding, etc. But they can still do that and make money.
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by opendais on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:21PM (#7859844)
Fair enough, but that is part of why they are getting banned and upsetting people. Its also part of their price competitiveness. Their contractors haven't been paying.
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