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by envp 1095 days ago
I typically associate in-app video ads with C-tier mobile games that are a few steps removed from a click farm. None of those has a home on my device.

I’m glad and feel lucky to live in a city with good public transportation, guess I can go back to the old call restaurant and pickup order method in peace now.

It also seems that they are planning on adding tablets to the cars to play ads? We’ve come full circle to taxis…

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> It also seems that they are planning on adding tablets to the cars to play ads?

This one leaves me a little dumbfounded. Do they really expect Uber drivers to go along with this? Many drivers are motivated to provide a pleasant and comfortable experience so they get high feedback from their riders. Installing a tablet to force the rider to view ads is going to result in lots of negative feedback for the drivers who go along with it.

> I’m glad and feel lucky to live in a city with good public transportation

I wish we had good public transportation here, but I do feel lucky to live in a city where Uber hasn't destroyed the taxi industry. I've been to cities where Under and Lyft were the only viable options, and it makes me really miss taxis.