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Uber reaches deal to list all New York City taxis on its app

Posted by skybrian
Tags: usa.ny.nyc, automotive, taxis, ridesharing, apps, uber, business, government.local, author.preetika rana, source.the wall street journal, paywall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-reaches-deal-to-list-all-new-york-city-taxis-on-its-app-11648123201

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Preetika Rana
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Mar 24 2022
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    stu2b50
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    I haven't been able to find any details about this, but I really hope it's listed under a separate tab/option. I would pay extra not to get a taxi when taking an Uber in NYC. Quite a bit extra....

    I haven't been able to find any details about this, but I really hope it's listed under a separate tab/option. I would pay extra not to get a taxi when taking an Uber in NYC. Quite a bit extra.

    Passengers will pay roughly the same fare for taxi rides as for Uber X rides, according to the company.

    Seems to indicate that this is the case? That seems to imply that the fare could diverge -> taxi's are not just listed under UberX.

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    1. lou
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      The way Uber currently operates elsewhere suggests that it will be a separate option.

      The way Uber currently operates elsewhere suggests that it will be a separate option.

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  2. skybrian
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    From the article: [...] [...]

    From the article:

    The company has reached an agreement to list all New York City taxis on its app, an alliance that could ease the ride-hailing giant’s driver shortage and temper high fares while directing more business to cabdrivers, whose livelihoods were affected by the emergence of car-sharing apps and the pandemic.

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    Passengers will pay roughly the same fare for taxi rides as for Uber X rides, according to the company. Uber drivers in New York City receive a minimum time and distance rate set by the TLC. Uber said its drivers typically earn more than that rate. Cabdrivers who agree to take Uber passengers will be paid the same way.

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    The company initially forged alliances with taxis to salvage its business in some overseas markets but doubled down on that strategy when it became an engine for growth. Uber’s attempts to woo taxis got a boost during the pandemic when drivers’ mainstay street-hailing business dried up. The company says it listed more than 122,000 new taxi drivers on its app last year, four times as many as in 2020.

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