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A.I. Is Making Sure You Pay for That Ding on Your Rental Car

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42 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 13 Jul 25 01:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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remram ◴[13 Jul 25 03:15 UTC] No.44547197[source]▶
How does that hold up? If I return the car, the attendant inspects it, and I go home... then later I receive a bill about a scratch that the attendant didn't point out and that I cannot possibly inspect on the car... why would I possibly pay up? How could anyone litigate if I disagree and the car has been rented again?

It would make a lot more sense to scan the car immediately when I return it, point out the damage, and bill me right there. I don't think that is what they do though? Is the scanner in another location?

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c0nducktr ◴[13 Jul 25 04:14 UTC] No.44547440[source]▶
Don't worry, they'll probably make signing up for binding arbitration part of the rental agreement, conveniently having the arbitration decided by someone who sides with the company 99% of the time. It's all good though. They're certainly not scamming you.
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1. const_cast ◴[13 Jul 25 05:53 UTC] No.44547842[source]▶
Lately it feels like the most reputable and large companies are even running scams. The US feels filled to the brim with incredibly convoluted scams. We're innovating new ways to scam people out of their money every other day.

Man, just sell a product or service and be normal.

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2. fnordian ◴[13 Jul 25 13:50 UTC] No.44550458[source]▶
People voted for that. Somehow they hate regulation and love to give companies all that freedom to scam them.