Post B2ie0KS1BO8ODML2WW by ariaflame@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #B2iRRSuiWk1AsON5vM by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-27T16:30:58Z
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Better Rideshare: Airport Ubers lined up, and you can get into ANY car, driver scans your QR code, and go. Immediately.No 10-20 minute delay. No clog to match riders to cars.This is how Taxi's work, but they are more expensive and no universal app. This is how Waymo could work, but they are not at most airports yet. A new competitor might do well with this trick: "AirRide"?Many people have opted for rideshare-- lets have it work better. Other ideas?(this photo shows the problem)
(DIR) Post #B2idfzbeyLaBm69Qyu by sandbender@mastodon.social
2026-01-27T16:43:05Z
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@brewsterkahle I haven't found taxis to be more expensive, and I pay by card so the app thing isn't a big deal since I'm not ordering it. This just seems like taxis + venmo.
(DIR) Post #B2idg0QLvs8GJJruzo by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-27T18:48:09Z
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@sandbender In my experience in San Francisco, airport taxis are about 2x more than uber/lyft. And the taxi drivers are not getting 2x more money than uber/lyft drivers so there are inefficiencies and intermediary skims that take most of the money.
(DIR) Post #B2ie0JDRm4suNsVtAm by JMarkOckerbloom@mastodon.social
2026-01-27T17:00:58Z
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@brewsterkahle I've never needed an app of any sort to get into a taxi at an airport. (Eventually I'll need to pay, of course, but I can either do that with cash or by using the taxi's credit card machine while I'm riding in it.) Is it different in the Bay Area?
(DIR) Post #B2ie0KS1BO8ODML2WW by ariaflame@masto.ai
2026-01-27T17:05:29Z
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@JMarkOckerbloom @brewsterkahle I think they're referring to the 'you just get into the first one you see' rather than 'trying to find *your* one.'
(DIR) Post #B2ie0L9GaajGNUZZw0 by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-27T18:50:01Z
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@ariaflame @JMarkOckerbloom yes exactly.
(DIR) Post #B2ieHbfARS1QWHjADA by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-27T18:50:12Z
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@JMarkOckerbloom taxi's still work that way, they just cost more and are not as integrated into the app/maps/credit card system ecosystem many are not accustomed to.
(DIR) Post #B2iej8wYoVCjYXzeoS by JonnyT@mastodon.me.uk
2026-01-27T17:13:34Z
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@brewsterkahle Buses.
(DIR) Post #B2iejAFNxzrBbDoCnI by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-27T19:00:00Z
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@JonnyT Buses and mass transit do work, but For me that is 2-3x more time to get home, and a walk with luggage. I dream of a "cat bus" that are autonomous, electric, door-to-door, and inexpensive, but it is still a dream.
(DIR) Post #B2ooooAN8m9FLPYMhU by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2026-01-30T18:21:08Z
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fyi: waymo is starting service to and from San Francisco Airport (SFO).