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by egypturnash 2589 days ago
We need a new word for "taxi companies with cute apps, unsustainable pricing/wages and lots of Silicon Valley venture capital propping them up" to distinguish them from old-school taxi companies if we're gonna quit saying "rideshare".

Any suggestions?

5 comments

The dot-cab bubble?
I prefer unlicensed taxis.
While this is accurate, I think the subtext of it conflicts with the common anecdotal claims (including mine) far preferring Uber over actual licensed taxis.
"hired car" // been in use for decades

"ride for hire"

"car for hire"

"fee for service"

Macro-cab firms.
gig cabs