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Can't you see the dream of automated synchronized carpool pickups from metro train stations?

I don't think uber will ever make it's own metro lines, but I can really see how it could be made to work well together.

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Yeah, I think it's more likely to work like there's some psuedo-integration and more standard data-sharing between Uber/Lyft and transport hub owners. An added check-box to schedule an Uber or Lyft when you're purchasing your train/plane ticket, with U/L paying a percentage of each ride to the rail company/airport. That also allows U/L to better predict how many vehicles they would need to have on standby for arriving passengers, even being able to update on the fly as they receive info on delays and routing changes. I doubt they're at all interested in owning a airline.

Humans are good at dreaming and imagining things. We're not so good at understanding the nitty-gritty details, especially if they deal with possible future states.

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