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by pbreit 2627 days ago
This is one of the more ill-informed tweets. How hard is it to roll out a ride hailing up? Borderline impossible. Especially for companies that have zero competency in service, software and marketplaces.
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...which is part of why Audi bought Silvercar. This gave them a well-run service company with physical locations in most metros. And they've recently added renter pickup so it's not like this is black magic.

What's more unrealistic to think is that a move to driverless cars / less car ownership would lead to the manufacturer's rolling over.

> How hard is it to roll out a ride hailing up? Borderline impossible.

So how do we already have Lyft, Cabify, MyTaxi, Bolt, Kapten, Didi, AutoNavi, Meituan, Grab, OlaCabs, and a bunch more?

Lyft is the only one I've ever seen in the USA. Even Uber has struggled in markets where a strong player already existed.