I've taken Uber from the airport, so I don't really see what the story is here. Is it that they're going the "legit" way and paying the fees? As a consumer, I don't honestly care all that much.
Last time I tried to grab an Uber from the airport (around 4 weeks ago) it no longer worked. You could see rides in the area but if you tried to drop a pin anywhere on airport property it wouldn't let you.
Agreed - you have been able to grab Lyft & Uber from SFO airport easily for a long time. I guess the difference here is they have a license from the airport.
In other words, instead of trying to fight the monopoly, because of the lack in funding Sidecar is rolling over. That's not really a consumer-friendly scenario, not at all.
Why is the san francisco airport a "big feat"? It's not like people HAVEN'T been using uber or lyft at the airport (I sure have).
Wonder if they will get a physical kiosk at the transportation options area?
Yeah, but they will need to also start paying fees. I think sidecar has cheaper rates (on average compared to Lyft and Uber), but those fees to operate out of SFO (the same fees current SF taxi companies pay), will probably get offloaded to the consumer. Still more options, but nothing really that exciting.
I imagine that Uber / Lyft will be subjected to the same fees, right?
Even taxis have airport specific fees - so I'm not sure why you're so cynical about this.
You're not sure why I'm "cynical" because I'm not "cynical". If you re-read my comment, I'm simply not excited about this announcement, since it's not a big deal.