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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 6502nerdface »

iicc wrote: post #132
joeyspn wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> without any income for the driver What? It doesn't make sense... Then why would any driver want to provide services via the app? Also, I'm not talking about the specifics of the payment or reward systems, I'm just pointing out that they're both considered to be "on the same level" and in the same "difficult to tax" tech service (carpooling, ride-sharing, etc)... just google "blablacar uber" and see the results...

Because if they profit they are either uninsured, or need to sort out extra cover.

Wouldn't being uninsured for liability be equally bad whether the driver makes a profit or not? If you injure someone and are at fault or get sued, that's a major civil liability, regardless of whether the person you injured was paying you or not.

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

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Post by icebraining »

joeyspn wrote: post #107
paglia_s wrote: post #91

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Not sure about other EU countries but here in Italy Blablacar and Uber are completely different. For example the price you're allowed to ask is calculated to ensure it's only a cost sharing without any income for the driver.

> without any income for the driver What? It doesn't make sense... Then why would any driver want to provide services via the app? Also, I'm not talking about the specifics of the payment or reward systems, I'm just pointing out that they're both considered to be "on the same level" and in the same "difficult to tax" tech service (carpooling, ride-sharing, etc)... just google "blablacar uber" and see the results...

Others have talked about fuel costs, but some BlaBla drivers I've met simply wanted company in longer solitary trips.

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

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Post by germanier »

6502nerdface wrote: post #141
iicc wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because if they profit they are either uninsured, or need to sort out extra cover.

Wouldn't being uninsured for liability be equally bad whether the driver makes a profit or not? If you injure someone and are at fault or get sued, that's a major civil liability, regardless of whether the person you injured was paying you or not.

As long as you don't make a profit the usual (and legally mandated) liability insurance covers all passengers.

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

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Post by Cyph0n »

77pt77 wrote: post #138
Cyph0n wrote: post #136

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Taxi drivers usually go through checks before they can get their license.

Not the clients.

I was assuming OP was worried about the safety of the passengers. But yes, you're right.

A one-way check is better than nothing though.

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

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

Am I the only one to see the irony of this? Uber and Lyft bring "disruption to the industry", then a new player enters and has the potential of disrupting their business model... Now, their only line of defense against LibreTaxi is to use the same rhetoric the Taxi companies had been using against them.

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

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Post by mcjiggerlog »

jasode wrote: post #85
antonioevans wrote: post #70

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That is a first world problem. Majority of the the world does not have a credit card or real access to a card. Majority of world pays with cash. A statement like this is similar to when I see American abroad and shocked that places don't take Amex for purchases. It's a very first world thing to even own an Amex let alone use it for a small purchases below $50.

>That is a first world problem. But owning a smartphone with a touch screen (instead of tin cans connected by a string) and having the luxury of choosing between Uber vs LibreTaxi (instead of waving your arms on the street to hail a taxi) is also a 1st world problem. If we're discussing percentage of world market, 51%+ do not have combined attributes of (1) smartphone ownership[1] + (2) Uber availability + (3) prefer…

Actually yes that's super common in a lot of countries.

In Vietnam it's the norm to have a smartphone but it's seriously difficult to get hold of a normal debit/credit card.

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

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Post by em3rgent0rdr »

espadrine wrote: post #52
aylons wrote: post #34

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So, we may finally have found a good completely legal application for Bitcoin and blockchain contracts? A blockchain-based rating system could be the killer app here.

How would a blockchain possibly help with that? If it was proof-of-work, why would anyone trust that spending CPU time correlates with saying the truth? If it was proof-of-stake, how can you guarantee that bad actors won't simply create a new public key? And regardless, who would switch to an app that drains their battery?

You link your identity to the public ledger, and when people rate you positively, you build up your overall repuation score which anyone can verify on the public ledger.

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

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Post by GrantSolar »

sergiotapia wrote: post #8

I would never use this or recommend it. Extremely unsafe. Any goon can create a "Taxi" account and do whatever he wants.

>Start making money as a driver in one minute!

No requirement for insurance either. I can see a big lawsuit approaching

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