Well here’s something I’ve never seen before (though after learning about the backstory, it makes more sense)…
Continue reading: UberXpensive: Uber’s Uber Sassy Munich Ride Option
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I tried using a Taxi in Berlin to take my mother and I roughly 1.5 km away. The cab driver refused such a short journey. I used uber and it was no problem. No interest in cabs anymore.
And what Uber don't tell you is, with either of the 4 options, you get the same car.
Well, the minute Uber hires its drivers as employees, pays them a living wage and benefits, and pays to maintain the vehicles, then I'll be fine with their "business model." Until then, I'm fantastically in favor of governments the world over regulating the heck out of them. Cannot imagine why _anyone_, capitalist or not, agrees with having these drivers be "independent contractors," socializing the costs and privatizing the profits.
I drove for Uber in college a day or two per week. It was a great way to earn cash and wouldn’t have made sense if i had to be an FTE. I have no idea why anyone would want them to change that relationship.
For that short of a ride you should really be taking the u-bahn. Keep your florida attitude back home.
@ jennifer -- I was traveling with my (senior) dad, with suitcases, and it was raining. There was no station near where we were going...
Just because rideshares work using contractors doesn't mean it works using employees.
Get your confusion here - typically those fares are more expensive than UberX (not shown in your screenshot). Maybe also in that specific case UberX was higher due to surge, but typically UberXpensive will be above UberX.
Uber is providing the same service as a taxi...why shouldn't it be regulated as a taxi? It sure as s*%t ain't a rental car.
And I can't imagine what my finance department would do with a receipt for "UberXpensive"...lol
In Germany, all riders needs to be employed by regulated third-party companies who ensure them and pay minimum wages. No self-employed uber drivers here
Hypocrisy?
AR-15 is providing the same power as a military weapon...why shouldn't it be regulated as a military weapon? It sure as s*%t ain't a Nerf.
If you take the last cab that's waiting in line, he will be happy for the short trip. He will be making €8.50 plus tip, and will be back in line in 5 minutes. The first in line might have been waiting for an hour, so 10 bucks isn't really appealing. Of course you could have made a stink, (but who needs that?) because: 'The mandatory transport policy is a central element of the Berlin taxi industry. It obligates taxi drivers to transport passengers without discrimination or selective selection, as long as the destination is within the mandatory travel zone, unless there are legitimate reasons for refusal'.
Uber is not a rideshare. You are not sharing a ride with anyone (like you do on BlaBlaCar for example). It's literally a taxi app - hiring a driver to privately take you from A to B on demand is the definition of taxi service. How did they manage to sell this "rideshare" narrative in some markets is beyond me.
What way to regulate taxis is right or wrong is of course up for a debate. But there's no reason why Uber should be excluded from these regulations just because it's Uber.
Exactly, it's one thing to chip in towards someone's fuel costs for a pre-planned journey and quite another to hire a chauffeured car for a time and journey you specify. Anything other than full harmonisation between the rules applying to taxis and those applying to app cars is clearly in favour of virtual monopolies like Uber.
Did you also notice that UBER sponsors the stadium in Berlin.....maybe they don't mind charging more because they have to pay for the sponsorship of the city owned stadium!
The fact that a taxi is an option is one of the solutions to this which more places should adopt. If it's around the same price I think many people may choose this option depending on the city and country.
Just some clarity on the terminology here. Uber was/is considered a 'Mietwagen', but while that translates to 'rental' car in casual use, it actual means 'car for hire (with driver)', i.e. a prearranged ride with a driver. So the distinction is between a taxi and a hired car with driver. Taxis have more stringent rules because they can pick up and drop off anywhere and don't require a prior booking.
A rental car in legal German is a 'Selbstfahrervermietfahrzeug' (self-drive rental vehicle).
Ben - why are affordable rideshares important, but not affordable taxis? Perhaps the argument should be one regulatory system for both, and let prices settle where they settle. Of course, you don't get SkyMiles for taking taxis, only with Uber.
"Affordable rideshares are important, so that people can economically hail a ride if they’ve had too much to drink, if they don’t feel comfortable taking public transportation at a certain hour of the night, etc."
"Affordable [taxis] are important, so that people can economically [call] a ride if they’ve had too much to drink, if they don’t feel comfortable taking public transportation at a certain hour of the night, etc.
Maybe the attitude is with Jenn who has no idea on the circumstances of others. Just another woke voice in a sea of self-serving narcissist. Seriously, I cannot fathom how people feel its their job to dictate to others who and how they should exist.
Haha i live in Munich. I got an email 2 weeks ago telling me how much more expensive all the rides i took in the last year would have been under the new system
We recently found out in Italy there was a negogiation from the government on behalf of the Taxi union.
Now there is only Uber Black Ride.
You can still see a local taxi on the Uber site for a lower price like X before, but they won't come near the taxi stops to get you, you can't communicate with them by phone.
There is a bit of friction going on. The Taxi union only wants the expensive Uber to be available.