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by lojack 3988 days ago
In this case, I don't think the technology was as surprising as the fact that it came from outside the Taxi industry. Who would have thought that it would be easier to create a global fleet of drivers from scratch than it would be to utilize existing infrastructure.

I do see your point though. Someone may have been thinking of this concept 10 years ago, but it certainly wasn't me.