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Originally Posted by Blansky
It was definitely the definition of the better mouse trap.
An ingenious idea, that really works well. I'm guessing there are always some issues but it also made the taxi industry take notice and clean up their act.
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Not a fan at all.
London taxis had the first ride hailing app, before Uber, it was called Hailo. There are now several of these 'taxi' apps in London.
Uber have achieved their position by literally burning through billions of investor dollars, spent on clever hiring (people with direct access to government), lobbying, marketing and friendly pieces in the media. It was/is a failed corporate/banker attempt at cornering the taxi market. Low fares to drive others out then raise fares. Only it hasn't panned out.
Uber is a gig economy parasite company. Drivers make very little, Uber pays very little tax and clogs up the streets. It will never make a profit and the sooner it goes bust the better. The shares are now on the public, Travis and Goldman Sachs have recently cashed out so the writing could be on the wall....
As I said not a fan.
And as for there always being some issues...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51229976
28,000 safety-related complaints were made about Uber drivers in London in a six-month period, it has emerged.
The safety concerns were among almost 600,000 complaints made to the firm between December 2018 and May 2019.