Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 7, 2014 @07:58AM from the penny-pinching dept.

redletterdave writes Uber announced in a blog post on Monday it would cut the prices of its UberX service in New York City by 20% — but it's only for a limited time. Uber says this makes it cheaper to use UberX than taking a taxi. Consumers like Uber's aggressive pricing strategy but competitors — and some of its own drivers — are not as happy. UberX, Uber’s cheaper service usually hosted by regular people driving basic sedans rather than fancy black cars, also cut its rates by 25% last week in the Bay Area, including San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. As a result of that announcement, Uber said its service was effectively “45% cheaper than a taxi.”

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Re:No thanks. by Applehu+Akbar · 2014-07-07 08:07 · Score: 3, Funny

Enjoy using your million-dollar taxi medallion as a coaster from now on.
Re:And in other news by wonkey_monkey · 2014-07-07 11:00 · Score: 3, Funny

The reason most accidents happen close to your home is exactly as you said -- most driving occurs close to your home.
So don't drive anywhere near this guy's home.

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