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Uber in Santo Domingo
Never tried Uber.
Wish the service would offer the following to bring a new level of security to passengers:
- drivers are listed with photo and ratings.
- snapshots can be aired at boarding time.
- all details are available to police investigations if needed and everyone is aware of that.
This would considerably add to feeled security.
Alexander
Wish the service would offer the following to bring a new level of security to passengers:
- drivers are listed with photo and ratings.
- snapshots can be aired at boarding time.
- all details are available to police investigations if needed and everyone is aware of that.
This would considerably add to feeled security.
Alexander
For those that never used Uber. The customer has an account on a Smartphone. He has to have data or internet access to even hail a car. Then the driver goes to the site of your phone by GPS.
How many Dominicans even have a Smartphone with data access on the street? This will NEVER happen.
One more thing. You cannot pay with cash. They charge your card on your account.
How many Dominicans even have a Smartphone with data access on the street? This will NEVER happen.
One more thing. You cannot pay with cash. They charge your card on your account.
just wait till it gets here..then the fun will start. deportee types will have a field day.
Found this .............. The Comprehensive List of Uber Incidents and Assaults | Who
Don't seem any worse than normal taxi service incidents.
...and how many issues have we heard pertaining to guguas and taxi publicos?
Remember the 40% rule - then you'll never be surprised.
I'm all for any service offering that provides the paying public more choice. I'm all for any public offering that provides the opportunity for those with a need to provide good service to the paying public and be fairly compensated for their effort. Like everything else here, we just have to wait and see how the idea unfolds.
But what about the GPS in this country? The car will have to go to exactly where the phone is by GPS.
Hitting a passenger with a hammer, rape, kidnapping, molestation, burglarizing a passenger's home after dropping them off at the airport. That's supposed to be normal taxi service?
SKY,
GPS is a minimum requirement for both users and drivers. If you want to use a GPS dependent service, then you need to get a phone that has GPS. If you wish to drive for a GPS dependant transportation service, you too need a GPS receiver.
Thankfully the GPS system is maintained by those with the $$$ and technical resources to do so. It works reliably anywhere on the planet almost all of the time - damn those solar flares...
As for GPS directions, a small amount of common sense comes into play. The operator of a vehicle is expected to know a little about the area in which they operate. It's generally not a good form to drive through a river to get to a pickup location, a close by bridge across said river would be preferable.
GPS is a minimum requirement for both users and drivers. If you want to use a GPS dependent service, then you need to get a phone that has GPS. If you wish to drive for a GPS dependant transportation service, you too need a GPS receiver.
Thankfully the GPS system is maintained by those with the $$$ and technical resources to do so. It works reliably anywhere on the planet almost all of the time - damn those solar flares...
As for GPS directions, a small amount of common sense comes into play. The operator of a vehicle is expected to know a little about the area in which they operate. It's generally not a good form to drive through a river to get to a pickup location, a close by bridge across said river would be preferable.
I agree, I don't know anyone in the capital without both. Which is why it could work there. It would die a fast death where we live in the campo.
What a stupid thing to do - Uber knows exactly whose car they were in. Candidates for the Darwin Awards I guess.
It's probably safe to assume that Uber is not a factor in Smuckmagosh Ohio either. It's a service tailored to larger urban areas with a significant population that needs and uses public transportation on a regular basis. Uber would not be looking to compete with the guaguas or the motoconchos. They want the $50+ taxi turistico business in smaller centres and the the frequent cross town traffic in major cities such as SD. I don't see much of a future for Uber in La Vega.
