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Assuming you didn’t upgrade to a different tier or pay for priority to get your uber faster or a nicer ride.
Uber also can increase the cost of the ride on you with unexpected routes or time. Yes you can complain, but I am sure plenty don’t even notice.
The math isn’t wrong, but it’s not so black and white.
I’m in the camp though of “I would pay double not to deal with a human”
Almost every Uber Black and Black SUV I’ve ordered was a Chevy Suburban or GMC Yukon.
The quality is across the board, but one thing I’ve found consistent is the terrible quality seats. The seats feel like it’s just cardboard supporting you that pops in and out as you move with the car.
It’s rare to get an actual luxury car even when paying more.
Their promise of “professional” drivers is also wild. Sometimes you get a guy who’s friendly and seems eager to please and helpful with luggage, but I’ve had plenty of downright rude drivers who feel inconvenienced by my presence.
My only experience with a dirty Waymo was smell. I reported it in app and got a message they recalled it to be cleaned.
I think the fact they can just take a car out of rotation and to the hub which probably has dedicated cleaning staff is a big reason it will last.
Your average uber driver is desperate to work. I’ve seen a driver open his trunk and clean up urine from a drunk female passenger he just dropped off in front of me and then just carry on with our ride like it was no big deal.
I do. Sometimes almost 50%. I also do dumb things like order an Uber Black because I wanted a nicer ride or an XL because I don’t want to be shoved in the back of a model 3 even with just 2 people.
I pay more:
- To support cool technology
- To ride in a high end car of known quality
- To listen to my music and at any volume
- To not feel weird about the little things like talking or rolling down my windows or setting an AC Temperature
- To know exactly when and where my driver will pick me up down to the exact curb.
- To not have to make small talk with a person. Even when requesting quiet preferred you’ll get an uber driver who wants to share their life story or trauma dump on you.
- To not die. I’ve been in some terrifying Ubers with either bad drivers or just exhausted ones.
My thoughts exactly. I usually tip well - too well if I’m drinking and that’s usually when I’m taking an Uber.
Every Waymo I’ve ridden in is a Jaguar I-PACE. I’m at 31 rides LA/SF.
Agreed on the streaming issue. Especially noticeable on a phone. Genesis vs Lucid is night and day. Lucid is a big lag fest.
You know if someone actually used the Konami code on a car builder for an easter egg like that it'd totally sway my purchasing decision even if it was just for fun.
I think my favorite is by Genesis. There are a few others with 3D models. The only point I was making is LUCID isn't the first to do it and so it's not nearly as special as the article made it out to be.
Give me an option to put graphics, underglow, and a sweet body kit on my next car then I'll agree it's like a NFS game :)
Reading this article makes my head hurt. Has this techcrunch writer never been to a car website before or played an RPG? There is nothing special about the LUCID car builder. If you say something like "like a video game character" I'd expect something nuts like being able to adjust body panels or the height or specific colors for specific areas. You know, like how you can in video games.