Ubers will soon be like taxis in another way, at least in New York City. The New York Post reports that over the coming weeks, about 3,500 Uber and Lyft black cars in New York City will install video screens with ads on them. This is similar to what you'll find in many New York…
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I like the @onemileatatime Uber beat. Keep up the stuff. I probably spend more hours in an Uber per year than a plane.
It really depends on how these are implemented. Is it like a Cathay Pacific IFE system that plays a short ad before interesting content that I have chosen? Or is it just lipstick on the taxi video ad pig? I hate that I can't even stand at a gas station anymore without some inane video assaulting my ears.
An unmuteable ad in a Uber Black seems like a pretty good way to push premium passengers back to traditional car services.
I never tip my ubereats drivers. I can't bloody imagine they don't lose money. They pick up from 5 miles away to deliver.
I feel bad for them. But eff America. Until rich scumbags pay their fair share in taxes why should I feel guilty about anyone.
I'll probably start taking taxis or other car services. Uber is convenient and you don't have to beg for air conditioning in the summer (the last time I asked a taxi driver for air conditioning he opened all the windows) plus, the cars are mostly clean and the drivers are not on the phone but they are playing their favorite music which is usually not mine so it's probably a toss-up except that I can mute the advertisements in a taxi. I think I would need to be able to reject Ubers that had advertising because I don't want to be subjected to that and if I couldn't do that I probably wouldn't call Uber - despite the Platinum Amex card discount.
What is this Uber thing anyway? I really dont get how people, esp in the U.S. want to be driven by some otherwise unemployed low IQ possibly very high risk people they do not know? I keep employing my own drivers thank you. Plus no ads.
Raises a middle finger. Worst idea in forever. Good way to send me back to taxis.
I refuse to take a taxi with this ad nonsense. I don’t stop at gas stations with these ad TVs. I certainly won’t ride in an Uber with this. I’ll take my money elsewhere and advocate for everyone else to do the same.
Add me to the list of people who will go out of their way to avoid using Uber cars equipped with this. ESPECIALLY with Uber Black. I'm paying a premium, for a premium experience. To me, that includes paying to avoid advertising everywhere.
I use Uber blacks pretty much everywhere when I don't need to pre-book a car.
This will absolutely make me go back to proper car services. Stupid, stupid idea.