Even if this isn't quite an uber rival, this is ultimately Uber's problem. All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app.
Google launches Uber rival RideWith
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#22> Drivers will only be able to make two trips per day, and the software will ensure they only travel from their home neighborhoods to their workplaces. > There also won’t be a ton of money changing hands as a passenger will pay the driver only a nominal fare for the trip I'd hardly call it a Uber rival
Indeed. > ...allows users to share rides to work and back I'm not sure how many people take Uber to and from work every day. I'd imagine it doesn't contribute to the bulk of ridership, though.
Given UBER's past and current market plays, commuter ride-sharing is a natural extension of UBER's array of segments.
Re: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
#23Even if this isn't quite an uber rival, this is ultimately Uber's problem. All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app.
>All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app.
I think I'll let your first statement stand, but in regards to the second. Uber has raised $5.9bn dollars, is doing ~2m rides per day, is in 300+ cities -- sure you can create a competing app, but the chances of meaningfulness are small if non existent.
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#24I had no idea Waze was acquired by google. I wish they would just combine the best of waze with the best of google maps into one app that just works.
Re: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
#25> Drivers will only be able to make two trips per day, and the software will ensure they only travel from their home neighborhoods to their workplaces. > There also won’t be a ton of money changing hands as a passenger will pay the driver only a nominal fare for the trip I'd hardly call it a Uber rival
> pilot project
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#26Doesn't sound like a play against Uber -- seems more like a companion concept to self-driving cars, which would naturally be good candidates for commuter ride-sharing.
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#27Interesting how they limit the drivers.
I assume this is from the driver-as-employee lawsuits Uber is facing and Google wants to be safe.
Re: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
#28> Drivers will only be able to make two trips per day, and the software will ensure they only travel from their home neighborhoods to their workplaces. > There also won’t be a ton of money changing hands as a passenger will pay the driver only a nominal fare for the trip I'd hardly call it a Uber rival
Right, this is actually a ride share/carpool service, not taxi like Uber.
Re: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
#29Even if this isn't quite an uber rival, this is ultimately Uber's problem. All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app.
>All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app. I think I'll let your first statement stand, but in regards to the second. Uber has raised $5.9bn dollars, is doing ~2m rides per day, is in 300+ cities -- sure you can create a competing app, but the chances of meaningfulness are small if non existent.
in 300+ countries
As far as I know, there are only 196 countries in the world.
Re: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
#30> Drivers will only be able to make two trips per day, and the software will ensure they only travel from their home neighborhoods to their workplaces. > There also won’t be a ton of money changing hands as a passenger will pay the driver only a nominal fare for the trip I'd hardly call it a Uber rival
I wouldn't have called Uber a "taxi rival" when they were an app for hiring a town car either. Things change. This is Google's first toe-in-the-water for apps to request a ride, but it obviously won't be their last. Considering how much they've invested in autonomous vehicles only a crazy person would believe they're going to leave the entire market for self-driving taxis wide open for Uber etc. Google will have a ta…
But why doesn't Apple doesn't try to create an UBER ?