pretty sure safe travels is critical to maximum value to their shareholders (aka stfu or tell me how this blog post has anything to do with maximize shareholder value https://www.uber.com/en-JO/blog/upgrading-ubers-mysql-fleet/... ... shareholder value is a dumb ass thing to prioritize over human life)
also, the US should be wayyyyy stricter on who we issue drivers license to. so many terrible drivers on the road driving these death machines.
this just makes no sense bc the drivers are on all of the different apps. rework your formula.
Well, it is... sort of.
Obviously you can't have Uber be a guaranteed way to be robbed by a highwayman, but when you've cleared out most taxis in a given city, you can start to dictate the terms by which customers accept your service.
And if that means including language in your ToS that shove your customers into a binding arbitration agreement [0] that effectively shield you from the risks of hiring incompetent or malicious drivers, well... that's what that means.
[0]https://www.npr.org/2024/10/02/nx-s1-5136615/uber-car-crash-...
Taxi companies made it work.
They just accepted less return on their investment than the tech bros behind Uber did.