Tldr: Can't just be a rando with barely any regulation, but a registered and trained part-time employee of a taxi company using your private vehicle during surge demand. IE exactly what the rest...
Tldr: Can't just be a rando with barely any regulation, but a registered and trained part-time employee of a taxi company using your private vehicle during surge demand.
IE exactly what the rest of us should be doing by now. I'm honestly impressed by how good this sounds.
I like it too. And they actually get paid a wage and presumably any benefits a part timer would be eligible for. I know the taxi lobby in Japan is strong but this sound like a sustainable plan. I...
I like it too. And they actually get paid a wage and presumably any benefits a part timer would be eligible for. I know the taxi lobby in Japan is strong but this sound like a sustainable plan. I don't plan on taking taxis this autumn when I'm there but happy to know there will be some Uber/Lyft coverage if we need a quick ride.
Sounds like this is for times when taxis are typically hard to find, so it's more a way for them to surge supply to meet demand than for a "cost savings" as we've had it sold to us in the US/EU....
Sounds like this is for times when taxis are typically hard to find, so it's more a way for them to surge supply to meet demand than for a "cost savings" as we've had it sold to us in the US/EU. My anecdotal experience is that Uber/Lyft have had costs rise to be nearly the same as a typical taxi service, and most of the big services have apps that function basically the same as those, so there's less technological incentive to use them.
I quit using Uber/Lyft for a number of reasons, but safety was one of them. Rode in more than one vehicle without functioning seat belts. Then it's on me, the customer, to report safety violations to the business and incur the guilt associated with ruining someone's livelihood. The other reason I stopped being driver pay.
This Japanese system sounds better for the driver than the capitalistic hellscape the rest of us have been put into.
You just answered yourself. It's much simpler to use an app from a trusted company than to Google a reputable taxi company, call them up, figure out where the hell you are, and just hope the cab...
You just answered yourself. It's much simpler to use an app from a trusted company than to Google a reputable taxi company, call them up, figure out where the hell you are, and just hope the cab is coming to pick you up. An app simplifies all of that.
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention to taxi prices near me, but haven’t ride share services basically price-matched the taxi industry by now? They have a brand reputation and an easy in-app way...
for the same price as a taxi?
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention to taxi prices near me, but haven’t ride share services basically price-matched the taxi industry by now? They have a brand reputation and an easy in-app way to report dodgy drivers, but other than that, I feel like taxis have adopted the in-app features that Uber first shook up the taxi industry with…
Calling a taxi sucks. Describing where you are sucks. Not having an ETA sucks. Cabbies ghosting you after you call them and you being stuck sucks (at least on Uber you know when they cancel). Not...
Calling a taxi sucks. Describing where you are sucks. Not having an ETA sucks. Cabbies ghosting you after you call them and you being stuck sucks (at least on Uber you know when they cancel). Not knowing how much the ride will cost sucks.
Tldr: Can't just be a rando with barely any regulation, but a registered and trained part-time employee of a taxi company using your private vehicle during surge demand.
IE exactly what the rest of us should be doing by now. I'm honestly impressed by how good this sounds.
I like it too. And they actually get paid a wage and presumably any benefits a part timer would be eligible for. I know the taxi lobby in Japan is strong but this sound like a sustainable plan. I don't plan on taking taxis this autumn when I'm there but happy to know there will be some Uber/Lyft coverage if we need a quick ride.
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So I can get a ride from a taxi driver for the same price as a taxi? Why even bother with the app and not just call a taxi in the first place.
Sounds like this is for times when taxis are typically hard to find, so it's more a way for them to surge supply to meet demand than for a "cost savings" as we've had it sold to us in the US/EU. My anecdotal experience is that Uber/Lyft have had costs rise to be nearly the same as a typical taxi service, and most of the big services have apps that function basically the same as those, so there's less technological incentive to use them.
I quit using Uber/Lyft for a number of reasons, but safety was one of them. Rode in more than one vehicle without functioning seat belts. Then it's on me, the customer, to report safety violations to the business and incur the guilt associated with ruining someone's livelihood. The other reason I stopped being driver pay.
This Japanese system sounds better for the driver than the capitalistic hellscape the rest of us have been put into.
You just answered yourself. It's much simpler to use an app from a trusted company than to Google a reputable taxi company, call them up, figure out where the hell you are, and just hope the cab is coming to pick you up. An app simplifies all of that.
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention to taxi prices near me, but haven’t ride share services basically price-matched the taxi industry by now? They have a brand reputation and an easy in-app way to report dodgy drivers, but other than that, I feel like taxis have adopted the in-app features that Uber first shook up the taxi industry with…
Calling a taxi sucks. Describing where you are sucks. Not having an ETA sucks. Cabbies ghosting you after you call them and you being stuck sucks (at least on Uber you know when they cancel). Not knowing how much the ride will cost sucks.