The international rideshare giant has agreed to the payout to compensate Australian taxi and hire car drivers, operators and licence holders for losing income and licence values when it moved into the Australian market.
Australians of Lemmy, what’s how has Uber impacted your taxi industry.
All I know is that, as an American, my experience with your cab industry felt very very different than my experience in the states. Your cabs felt much cleaner, safer, and more reliable than what was available in major US metros.
Also, last time I was there I still noticed a LOT of cabs still driving around. That’s not the case in many American cities these days.
Cabs here fucking suck, Uber forced them to up their game a bit but they’re still the worse option.
My memory of cabs is ridiculously expensive, cancelling trips or never showing up, driving dangerously, racially discriminating, sexual assaults, refusing rides if not far enough, talking on the phone or radio while driving, reeking of cigarettes, etc.
Dunno, I just catch public transport or walk everywhere. I know this option isn’t as accessible or available for everyone. I also don’t want to have an app for every single thing so that’s why I’ve never used uber or the like (including food delivery) and just waited by the roadside to hail a cab on the very rare occasions I needed one. Again, something I know not everyone has immediate or close access to.
Australians of Lemmy, what’s how has Uber impacted your taxi industry.
All I know is that, as an American, my experience with your cab industry felt very very different than my experience in the states. Your cabs felt much cleaner, safer, and more reliable than what was available in major US metros.
Also, last time I was there I still noticed a LOT of cabs still driving around. That’s not the case in many American cities these days.
Cabs here fucking suck, Uber forced them to up their game a bit but they’re still the worse option.
My memory of cabs is ridiculously expensive, cancelling trips or never showing up, driving dangerously, racially discriminating, sexual assaults, refusing rides if not far enough, talking on the phone or radio while driving, reeking of cigarettes, etc.
Dunno, I just catch public transport or walk everywhere. I know this option isn’t as accessible or available for everyone. I also don’t want to have an app for every single thing so that’s why I’ve never used uber or the like (including food delivery) and just waited by the roadside to hail a cab on the very rare occasions I needed one. Again, something I know not everyone has immediate or close access to.
Yeah, I’m kind of jealous of that too. Public transport in major Australian cities is often much better than it’s American counterparts.