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by ashelmire 2449 days ago
Uber works because of the rider-driver matching, not the routing. Everyone has google maps.
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jdsully 2449 days ago
Believe it or not taxi driving used to be a semi-skilled occupation. The test to drive a London black cab is notoriously difficult: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3307245/the-knowledge-taxi-tes...
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maerF0x0 2449 days ago
Gig workers can replace tax drivers because of google maps...
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goldenkey 2448 days ago
Which is funny in itself since Google Maps is "free." Quotes because a lot of features are buggy when your location is turned off.
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bronson 2447 days ago
Then, according to your logic, why does Uber even exist?
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