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Uber is testing a service that lets you hire drivers for chores (www.theverge.com)
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[โ€“] MadBigote@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uber was cheaper because they were burning VC, like every other startup. Uber service declined A LOT soon after that. At least in my country Uber drivers vehicles are complete trash, almost falling apart because Uber cannot afford to limit themselves to drivers with mint vehicles anymore.

[โ€“] XTornado@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The parent commenter didn't even mention the price being an issue with taxis....