Uber/Lyft seem to be approved in Las Vegas now... good or bad?

[JakeT.]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/n...re-approves-bill-authorizing-uber-lyft-nevada

I don't know much about either of them. Both companies are apparently avoiding fees/regulations because they bribed (IE lobbied and donated, they are funding a UNLV med school I guess) enough people to have them listed as a tech company instead of a transportation company. Looks like the road is cleared. What does this mean for taxi companies in town? I know a few of the taxi companies have apps too. Could they get re-branded as tech companies now to avoid fees/regulations? Just trying to sort this stuff out. Thanks for any replies.

 

[Defying]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/n...re-approves-bill-authorizing-uber-lyft-nevada

I don't know much about either of them. Both companies are apparently avoiding fees/regulations because they bribed (IE lobbied and donated, they are funding a UNLV med school I guess) enough people to have them listed as a tech company instead of a transportation company. Looks like the road is cleared. What does this mean for taxi companies in town? I know a few of the taxi companies have apps too. Could they get re-branded as tech companies now to avoid fees/regulations? Just trying to sort this stuff out. Thanks for any replies.

sweet. some of the cab drivers are awful, hopefully uber / lyft brings more regular dependable people. plus no cab lines?

 

[JakeT.]

I'm all for competition after having paid almost $90 for a cab ride home from the airport. Pretty sketchy that they are considered a tech company instead of a transportation company though. Someone got paid.

 

[slapshot]

hno:

 

[Defying]

I'm all for competition after having paid almost $90 for a cab ride home from the airport. Pretty sketchy that they are considered a tech company instead of a transportation company though. Someone got paid.

its what they argue in every state...

which i mean they are a transportation company but its the technology that separates them. i mean it's clearly transportation but its not a crazy stretch


you have any regrets about your move to vegas? anything different than you thought?

 

[Defying]

Its "illegal" in Tampa - but the surrounding counties its not, even st pete it's allowed

they were just ticketing drivers, but then they started impounding cars and suing drivers.. which is more absurd than it being a tech company

 

[JakeT.]

its what they argue in every state...

which i mean they are a transportation company but its the technology that separates them. i mean it's clearly transportation but its not a crazy stretch


you have any regrets about your move to vegas? anything different than you thought?

Love the job. Hate the city... but I get to travel a lot. Been hiking Red Rock at least once a week. Went to Hawaii and Wyoming/Colorado/Utah over the last month and a half. I avoid the strip like the plague. I'm happy enough. Wish Vegas wasn't such a shit hole though.

 

[Defying]

Love the job. Hate the city... but I get to travel a lot. Been hiking Red Rock at least once a week. Went to Hawaii and Wyoming/Colorado/Utah over the last month and a half. I avoid the strip like the plague. I'm happy enough. Wish Vegas wasn't such a shit hole though.

guess i'm not surprised to here that, I've only been there a week..
What makes it a shit hole? the locals?

 

[JakeT.]

guess i'm not surprised to here that, I've only been there a week..
What makes it a shit hole? the locals?

I'm planning to move to a nicer part of town this summer so maybe things will get better. Lots of people like Henderson and say it's a lot different than L.V. Just seems to me like every damn person I meet out here has some form of mental illness or something. I grew up in Idaho so maybe I'm the weird one. It's just different.

 

[Defying]

I'm planning to move to a nicer part of town this summer so maybe things will get better. Lots of people like Henderson and say it's a lot different than L.V. Just seems to me like every damn person I meet out here has some form of mental illness or something. I grew up in Idaho so maybe I'm the weird one. It's just different.

i think the area of town will fix that. In my experience - which I've lived all over the US the last 3 years - every city is like that.. you just don't know which part of the city is right for you until you get there...

hopefully Henderson is better for you

 

[JakeT.]

Looks like Uber drivers might not have jobs in a few years...

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/uber-ceo-tesla-sell-half-million-autonomous-electric-110000053.html

 

[PatsFan1283]

Looks like Uber drivers might not have jobs in a few years...

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/uber-ceo-tesla-sell-half-million-autonomous-electric-110000053.html

2020 is probably a little soon to execute something like that but uber has always been upfront they eventually plan to transition to fully autonomous.

All the car companies are putting R&D into this though, it is closer than people think.

 

[PatsFan1283]

If you're going to put 50k miles a year on a taxi then the return you get from going electric skyrockets as well. Why EVs have a lot of practical application for taxi's.

 

[RenoChazz]

I think it's a good thing. I applaud companies that get around regulations in order to compete. Don't feel sorry for the cab companies at all. A lot of these big companies actually lobby for these regulations to keep mom and pops businesses from being able to compete.

 

[Mr_Mark]

I like uber, its convenient and easy to get a ride. Maybe the Taxi companies make an app thats similar?

 

[leYGar]

I have never taken a taxi in Vegas, I just ride the Deuce or use my 20-something-year-old legs.
The good thing about Uber though is that you get told about the cost of the fare ahead of time, no real surprises.

 

[Betallsports]

I'm planning to move to a nicer part of town this summer so maybe things will get better. Lots of people like Henderson and say it's a lot different than L.V. Just seems to me like every damn person I meet out here has some form of mental illness or something. I grew up in Idaho so maybe I'm the weird one. It's just different.

no comment.

 

[Betallsports]

As far as über... Never have used it.
and don't really remember the last time I took a taxi.

i use a car service to and from the airport here in NY
in Vegas I get picked up to and from the airport.. So no need for that.

 

[Kazmania]

I know in New Jersey. Called a cab and was going to charge me 75.00. My friend used his Uber acct. it cost 36.00

 

[PatsFan1283]

I think it's a good thing. I applaud companies that get around regulations in order to compete. Don't feel sorry for the cab companies at all. A lot of these big companies actually lobby for these regulations to keep mom and pops businesses from being able to compete.

If you think the taxi cartel is trying to stifle competition now, wait until uber tries to go autonomous cars. There would be no way they could compete.