> but in many cases it is not profitable for the driver to come out of their way to pick you up so sometimes they will not
How is the same thing profitable for Uber drivers?
How is the same thing profitable for Uber drivers?
The lack of trust between taxi driver and taxi passenger ruins phone call hails. Once in Austin, I called the dispatcher for a pickup, waited for 2 hours while calling every 15 minutes and being promised a ride in 10 minutes, eventually gave up and walked 5 blocks to a major intersection and immediately hailed a cab off the street.
Since taxi passengers can't guarantee they'll get picked up, a taxi passenger will sometimes call multiple companies or pick up a random cab from the street. Since taxi drivers can't guarantee the passenger will be there upon arrival, they will pick up any random person along the way.