No shit...And you're going to hear plenty more about it. But you're welcome to ignore it if you've already had your fill.
They do pay a low liability of $100k per incident with 25k property, and that is really low for commercial service. AND it's contingent on you, so if you don't have good coverage for that period, you are rather screwed. The proposal Will force them to increase that coverage
Nope wont happen. If the cities regular drivers have to do this then all out of town drivers not in compliance will end up ticketed and probably towed. Most likely Uber will block your Houston app from working. if you register with the Austin app you will be made to comply.
So, I wonder who it is, exactly, that's doing all the complaining abut Uber down at City Hall? It's certainly not the Uber passengers! It's starting to sound like some vested interests are making political donations again. We've got the 12th worst traffic congestion in the nation and one of the highest drunk driver fatalities rates in the U.S. and the City Council is worried about me causing an accident? Go figure.
"City Councilman Ron Nirenberg said Uber was backed into "quite a defensive stance" as a result of previous negotiations, which resulted in an ordinance that drove the company out of San Antonio."
Dear lord do you realize life existed before Uber? Good grief, if they leave, something else pops up or they adapt like they have in many other cities.
You may think life existed before Uber but I can assure you that it's trans formative. I, for example, have taken 3-4 cabs in 2 years or so. I just don't like them and so avoid the expense and experience if I can. Pretty sure this is a common opinion in Austin. But Uber is so available and efficient and cost effective that I have taken 3-4 this year so far. TNCs are a game changer and that's why I want them (Uber) to stop ****ing around and create a business model that is fair and sustainable for all parties. And no....if Uber/Lyft leaves there will be nothing else that pops up and takes their place. That's just nonsense.
Let me just disagree with your final point. It may appear as though nothing would come in to fill the void should the 800 pound gorilla ever falter, but I don't think so. Uber is so mammoth, so dominant, so, we'll...uber, that there are virtually no real challengers at this point. Should they fold, I think it's a total crap shoot as to what or who comes next. But something will emerge. And I seriously doubt that that something will look and act like UBER.
It's silly to even discuss Uber "folding". Come on. Also, what I was referring to was Uber leaving Austin out of protest.
It's game-changer alright - time to just say no to the elite 1%.
When you are 30-40% cheaper than cabs they shouldn't be *****ing about $1 fees if it makes all the other drama go away. As long as it's being passed on to the customer of course and not coming out of the driver's pockets. But then Uber might only be 25% cheaper than cabs and better in pretty much every way. Oh The Horror.....The Horror!!!!! :-(
Yes, I doubt a company would intentionally act like Uber. Anyone watching knows what the churn rate is. That said, there are countless transportation companies all over, with the insurance and expertise. Let them hire ICs, and the game will change. You don't think Ztrips won't fill a huge void? They have strong staying power, and already have their TNC app complete. He's no dummy. And they have a lot of cash behind them. LimoAnywhere just released their pax app which can enable thousands of companies to compete.
Tell ya what, chief. Why don't you "want" into one hand and crap in the other hand and let me know which one fills up first.
