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by chrismessina 3663 days ago
Currently UberRUSH is only available in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, so that's the first gating issue for this idea.

Second, there are several restrictions on what can be delivered via UberRUSH:

- People or animals of any size

- Alcohol (or any other goods that require identification)

- Illegal items

- Dangerous items (weapons, explosives, flammable, etc.)

- Stolen goods

- Any items for which you do not have permission to send.

- Couriers reserve the right to refuse delivery of any item.

I work on the Uber Developer Platform team and am happy to answer additional questions, though suggest checking out our FAQ first:

https://developer.uber.com/docs/rush/faq

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Some other things you might think about excluding. BioHazards, Waste, Industrial Materials

Could be argued that they fall under Dangerous items, but if you look at USPS, they've seen it all and get pretty specific.

https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm

And remember marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. A RICO investigation is the last thing Uber or its investors want.