Test may be no joke. But the test is also a joke in the world of GPS and Uber.
I am glad Uber plowed through various stupid regulations constraining supply to bring a service with drastically more supply.
I am glad Uber plowed through various stupid regulations constraining supply to bring a service with drastically more supply.
What like safety checks?
London had a huge minicab system, which is very much not knowledge based. Addison lee also had internet booking of cabs way before uber, but with the advantage that cars were roadworthy and the drivers were safety vetted.
TFL came down hard on uber 1 for safety and 2 for clogging up the fucking roads and making busses slow. (see https://bsky.app/profile/garius.bsky.social for more info)
"which $generic_street_name? the one near covent garden, or the one near Bow?"
saves both time and money
Uber drivers are generally a joke compared to black cab drivers in pretty much every way
I would have expected someone to publish research comparing crimes against passengers by rideshare drivers versus taxi drivers by now, but a quick attempt to find that came up short due to lack of data about taxi drivers.