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[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You really are unnecessarily aggressive and still incorrect. While USUALLY there is a driver and USUALLY the vehicle is privately owned, that does not have to be the case. I have no "dream scenario," I just pointed out that you incorrectly compared the person's comment about ridesharing and taxis to a bus, which is not at all similar.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How is it not comparable?

It's a vehicle on four wheels, on public roads.
It transports multiple people from A to B.
The people might not be acquaintances.

One is "hail and hope it arrives within reasonable time", the other has a set timetable and can carry more people more comfortably.

It is absolutely comparable, you are incorrect.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who said anything about riding with randos? Regardless, I guess by your definition waymo is busses, lyft/uber are busses, all rideshares are busses, taxis are busses, hell, everything is busses. Why do we have all these words when we can just say busses! Lmao.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My dude, do you not know what fucking ride-sharing is?

A has a car and shares it with B.

A might not be in acquaintance with B.

There HAS to be A and B for it to have "ride-sharing capabilities".

Or else it's a self-driving van.

Lyft/ubers are illegal taxis. There's a driver and a passanger. Going from point a or b. No stops, no randos.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Are trolling? You have to be trolling.

"A ridesharing company, ride-hailing service, (the vehicles are called app-taxis or e-taxis) is a company that, via websites and mobile apps, matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that, unlike taxis, cannot legally be hailed from the street. "

Let me fucking chew it up for you, little peanut:

  • So a driver and a passanger that don't know each other
  • Going from point X to point Y, no stops.

^ This is a taxi.

Okay, are you still with me? Let's hope.

Now the robo-van does not have a driver. But has "Ride-sharing capabilities" according to the original person I'm replying.

You either are sharing YOUR ride with randos, like a fucking bus, or other randos are sharing their ride with other randos, like a fucking bus.

It's not a fucking 'private pod', it has 14 seats. Otherwise it wouldn't be ride-fucking-sharing!

IF you're sitting alone in it it's just a big fucking stupid taxi.

It's a shit bus, that looks like a retro-futuristic toaster to milk money from idiot techbros.