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0 pointscolesantiago3y ago0 comments

I get around London in a regular taxi just fine?

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ses19843y ago

If only taxis in the rest of the world were as good as London's, Uber probably wouldn't exist.

Agreed. But given that legacy dispatch infra is bad/inefficient, you need rider density to support the quality of service of a London.

__sy__3y ago

Great. Now try Tallahassee, Florida. Or Liverpool. Or the myriad of other non-global/dense city with limited public transportation infrastructure especially during off hours.

IshKebab3y ago

Except in zone 1 Ubers are still way more convenient than other taxis.

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ses19843y ago

If only taxis in the rest of the world were as good as London's, Uber probably wouldn't exist.

__sy__3y ago

Agreed. But given that legacy dispatch infra is bad/inefficient, you need rider density to support the quality of service of a London.

__sy__3y ago

Great. Now try Tallahassee, Florida. Or Liverpool. Or the myriad of other non-global/dense city with limited public transportation infrastructure especially during off hours.

IshKebab3y ago

Except in zone 1 Ubers are still way more convenient than other taxis.

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