Where are the greenies, degrying the pollution and waste of cabs milling about, waiting to be flagged?
Sounds like the way the private Detroit bus company works. They don’t have regular stops but you can find where the nearest bus is with a phone app and they’ll even pick you up at a nearest corner. They’ll even drop off little old ladies with groceries at the front door.
So far the city bus drivers haven’t slashed the tires as far as I’ve heard.
So if I was a union thug looking to bash some windshield, how would I identify a “Uber” car?
Must be muslims.
Perhaps businessmen have to deduct the cost of the 15 min. Wait time from any tip. “I was going to tip you, but I had to wait 15 min. for this ride. So, I am just going to pay you for the advertised fare.”
Of course, tipping in France is handled differently than here.
Taxi companies are very good at using government to stomp out competition, but I very rarely use taxis. I consider them a rip off and would do just about anything to avoid using one. Instead of competition which would probably increase their customer base (and profits), even though fares would likely be less, taxi companies decided to use government to (unfairly) squash competition and squeeze the maximum amount of cash out of fewer customers.
All they need to do is get their own app. They have more taxis, in more locations. They could actually get more fares using this same technology.