Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Your first point was true, pre-pandemic. But is no longer true, at least not universally true. In some areas Uber and Lyft are now prohibitively expensive. What was once a $15 trip is now $40-50. You are better off going back to traditional taxi companies.

They have also become very unreliable, with no available drivers in some areas or 40+ minute wait times, and then the driver cancels. The majority of drivers switched to food delivery it seems. Pre-pandemic you could get a driver within 5 minutes no problem in some areas, and now may be waiting 30+ minutes.

I took a trip to Asheville and Uber/Lyft service was virtually non-existent, you had to rely on local cab companies to get around.



That’ll all fix itself pretty quickly once the federal unemployment benefits stop, other than prices being somewhat higher due to fuel costs.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: