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Can't compare that app to Uber, Uber hasn't innovated much of anything besides a tracking app with a payment integration. Lift forked their product in no time. They have undercut the competition, skirted laws, pay horrible wages, promised a self driving fleet , this is the funniest to me. I bet they want that released without too much regulatory friction too. There was this incident where their fsd fleet car run over 6 red lights consecutively.

The break it ask for forgiveness later approach is generally not welcome in Europe, it's regarded as borderline criminal practice. And then delay court procedures and are the other slimy practices.

Always easier to make a buck when breaking the law when everyone else is not breaking it. These companies have compliance departments and lawyers not to see what's legal, but to see how much they can get away with. Today, a Dutch Judge showed them the demarcation lines.




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