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Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver

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Re: Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver

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Post by icebraining »

bdamm wrote: post #91
masonic wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And those options would include the travel times and costs of all available modes. All available modes, or all available Uber modes? In contract, Google shows you driving, biking, bus, public transportation, and rail all on the same page.

The idea includes offering short hop Ubers with long-haul public transit, which Google won't do. Maybe Google will expand the multi-model option set that's already present in Transit to include short-hop Ubers and then I'd surely go to Gmaps every time.

FWIW, Citymapper already does this.

Re: Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver

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Post by jhayward »

roel_v wrote: post #79
joncrane wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was in Costa Rica and I used Google Maps to navigate my way around some beaches and stuff. And to look at the satellite imagery. Nothing to do with directions or even roads. No way Uber is competing with that.

Just serving up a bunch of maps and satellite imagery is probably one of the easier things to replicate though.

It's one of the most capital and labor intensive things you can do on the internet. Data freshness, depth, and quality are key and don't come cheap.

Re: Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver

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Post by albedoa »

duxup wrote: post #80
albedoa wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is no mention of such a benefit in the comment you are replying to. The point is that the qualifiers you applied in your original comment should be less worrisome than their opposites, which is not to say that they shouldn't be worrisome.

Why would they be less worrisome?

Because those companies would be in less of a position to have the effects described in the original reply. I would like to help you more, but I don’t know what is confusing.

Re: Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver

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Post by bdamm »

icebraining wrote: post #101
bdamm wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The idea includes offering short hop Ubers with long-haul public transit, which Google won't do. Maybe Google will expand the multi-model option set that's already present in Transit to include short-hop Ubers and then I'd surely go to Gmaps every time.

FWIW, Citymapper already does this.

Looks really nice! Alas not for my city though (Portland, Oregon).
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