Uber in Santo Domingo

[Mauricio]

https://www.uber.com/jobs/69914

Wonder if that's going to work here. I'm sure the association of taxistas will be very happy to get some competition of anyone with a car and a smartphone.

Or maybe it's the companies like Apolo that will suffer.

[Tamborista]

It could work for sindico drivers to be more streamlined.
I see a few broken windshields and slashed tires otherwise.

[Mauricio]

I see them competing with the taxis, not so much with the sindicatos, since those are mainly the fixed cheap routes.

[amp]

I'm not sure how this would work here though.

What's their margin and how will the drivers make money?

I know it's a bit more in SD, but here in Santiago almost everywhere I go it's RD$150 or $200 depending on the driver, rarely more unless I'm going pretty far.

That's US$5 tops.

They are very successful all around the world so I'm sure they have a plan in place, but I don't see how they and drivers are going to make money here.

[AlterEgo]

Too bad derfish isn't here, it sounds right up his alley!

[Mauricio]

I think their best bet are the customers from airports to business hotels vice versa. Las Americas - Hilton Malecon for example is USD40 (hotel rate) someone willing to do that for USD20, can make some money on the side.

I heard though that world wide uber drivers complain about the little money they're making.

[Tamborista]

Uber is slightly more than local rides in most cities, why would they do a $40 ride for $20?

[Tamborista]

Too bad derfish isn't here, it sounds right up his alley!

You need a luxury car, or @ least one painted a single color!

[dv8]

I see them competing with the taxis, not so much with the sindicatos, since those are mainly the fixed cheap routes.

all taxi companies are affiliated with large transport unions.

[Mauricio]

all taxi companies are affiliated with large transport unions.

I was looking for that info but couldn't find it.