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Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse
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this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2023
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Uber was supposed to help traffic?
The original concept of Uber was ride-sharing, where it would match up riders going to a similar destination, like the airport. But I haven't seen that option pop up in quite a while.
Just like AirBnb, both the company and car/home owners figured they could make more profit by making it a full time gig...
Wrong, it started as "Ubercab" and you could request a black luxury cab. It eventually turned into the app we have now with people trying to make ends meet. It was and is a taxi service.
Straight from Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber#:~:text=Following%20a%20beta%20launch%20in,times%20that%20of%20a%20taxi.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp
This is how I remember it in the early days on the East Coast. Uber was pretty expensive and always a large black luxury car. The drivers were very professional too and dressed up.
That wasn't the original concept, you're confusing the phase 1 marketing pitch for the "concept".
Yeah that's a silly statement, guarantee there was little altruism when they, like most, started their business.