| ▲ | dotancohen 9 hours ago | |
I don't live in California, so maybe I'm misunderstanding something. Uber and Lyft were ostensibly originally meant for people already travelling from point A to point B to share the ride with someone and make some money - and still could be used that way. But Waymo had always been a car-for-hire service with no pretension. So why is it grouped together with "rideshare" and not taxis? | ||
| ▲ | theokrueger 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
waymo, uber, lyft, etc. are akin to a classic black cab service where you call a number to make a sort of ride appointment. these never needed taxi licenses, as taxis are specifically hailable from the street at will rather than prebooked. | ||
| ▲ | roncesvalles 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I think calling them "rideshare" was always a legal euphemism. | ||
| ▲ | mitxela 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
"rideshare" means "taxis" now | ||