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LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Re: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Post by vivekd »

radarsat1 wrote: post #313
spIrr wrote: post #131

I'll post a comment from ProductHunt, which might give a bit more context to where the founder sees this going, and why cash rides make sense under certain circumstances he designed the app for: […] I have gone to the founder's blog and it provides a better understanding of where he sees it going: Uber (and similar apps) will never reach many remote villages, cities and regions around the world (and don't have to), b…

> technology could greatly help the local communities in solving their transportation problems that are as "simple" as getting from point A to point B with no other feasible options available In rural communities here in Chile, and also in smaller towns, there is an amazing solution to this called Collectivo. I had never heard of it before arriving, but man it's the greatest thing. It's something in-between a bus and…

Yeah this is big in Zambia as well, in the form of privately owned vans. They had so many riders that the government built a big bus terminal for them and bus routes have become established just through free market mechanisms.

Re: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Post by herbst »

nashashmi wrote: post #193
parasanti wrote: post #154

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Uber is trying to address the Credit Card issues after it noticed that lots of Singaporeans, maids and foreign labor do not have credit cards but still needs the service. They accept cash now. https://www.techinasia.com/uber-cash-payments-singapore

Wouldn't it be worthwhile to have an Uber membership card or something so they don't have to carry cash.

Most people dont mind caring cash. Personally i prefer it to digitalized closed systems whenever possible.

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Post by softawre »

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #311
tom_mellior wrote: post #61

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Why not just give a link if you know exactly what information you want to refer people to?

I thought LMGTFY links were frowned upon around here.

Nope. See the discussion we had about this a couple months ago on HN.

Re: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Post by Sami_Lehtinen »

In Helsinki Finland we had Kutsuplus, which was basically a shared minibus taxi. It lasted five years and had to be subsidized heavily. It was about 50% cheaper than Taxi. Yet of course also slower.

https://www.wired.com/2013/10/on-demand-public-transit/

Re: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Post by bravomartin »

nicky0 wrote: post #358
radarsat1 wrote: post #313

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> technology could greatly help the local communities in solving their transportation problems that are as "simple" as getting from point A to point B with no other feasible options available In rural communities here in Chile, and also in smaller towns, there is an amazing solution to this called Collectivo. I had never heard of it before arriving, but man it's the greatest thing. It's something in-between a bus and…

Americans don't like sharing.

One of the reasons the US is the second most polluting country in the world, only surpassed by China who has 4 times the population.

Re: LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft

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Post by thefahim »

radarsat1 wrote: post #313
spIrr wrote: post #131

I'll post a comment from ProductHunt, which might give a bit more context to where the founder sees this going, and why cash rides make sense under certain circumstances he designed the app for: […] I have gone to the founder's blog and it provides a better understanding of where he sees it going: Uber (and similar apps) will never reach many remote villages, cities and regions around the world (and don't have to), b…

> technology could greatly help the local communities in solving their transportation problems that are as "simple" as getting from point A to point B with no other feasible options available In rural communities here in Chile, and also in smaller towns, there is an amazing solution to this called Collectivo. I had never heard of it before arriving, but man it's the greatest thing. It's something in-between a bus and…

Black car drivers do this illegally along bus routes in NYC.

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Post by jjschnei »

radarsat1 wrote: post #313
spIrr wrote: post #131

I'll post a comment from ProductHunt, which might give a bit more context to where the founder sees this going, and why cash rides make sense under certain circumstances he designed the app for: […] I have gone to the founder's blog and it provides a better understanding of where he sees it going: Uber (and similar apps) will never reach many remote villages, cities and regions around the world (and don't have to), b…

> technology could greatly help the local communities in solving their transportation problems that are as "simple" as getting from point A to point B with no other feasible options available In rural communities here in Chile, and also in smaller towns, there is an amazing solution to this called Collectivo. I had never heard of it before arriving, but man it's the greatest thing. It's something in-between a bus and…

San Francisco has something similar called Chariot. It follows a set route like a bus, but is smaller and much quicker because there are far fewer pick-up and drop-off spots.
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