by josefrichter
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- There’s an app called Obi that does exactly this.
https://rideobi.com/
It’s been around for years now. The great thing about it is it works worldwide - so if you come to a country and have no clue which company operates there, you just open Obi.
- Misuse of the word “Hackney”. Hackney has a fairly specific meaning for traditional cabs in London whose human drivers require huge amounts of training in order to be licensed to pick up passengers - the antithesis of everything Uber etc stand for. Pretty sure you can’t use “Hackney Carriage LLC” as a company name either.
A simple google reveals: “A hackney carriage is the formal legal term for a public vehicle for hire, such as a traditional black cab or taxi. Unlike private hire vehicles (minicabs), hackney carriages can be hailed directly off the street or hired from designated ranks.”
- I'm wary to try this for fear of my Uber account getting locked.
Great example of something that on-device general agents should be able to do: Operate the apps to get prices and summarize prices.
by gonzalohm
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- You mentioned that Uber specifically forbids using their API for price comparison. Aren't you worried that they may implement something so you can't use internal APIs? I'm pretty sure none of the companies would like this app. Even though I think this is great and promotes fair pricing
- How did you get this through App Store review? My understanding is Apple tends to be pretty strict about apps that rely on reverse-engineered private APIs.
- It doesn't exists because:
- it's against ToS
- it can get you banned
Reversing API is trivial, this is not the reason.
by monk_grilla
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- Would love to give this a try once it is working in Australia. Our options are just DiDi and Uber.
by sunnybeetroot
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- Great idea but what’s the business model for you to keep this running?
by IamDaedalus
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- there's a Ghanaian service that does something very similar
check it out here
https://sailrides.co/
- Much needed. I've been waiting for this.
by oleg_kabanov
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- Great project. Is there a web version?
- This is really cool! Is support for Zoox on your radar?
- Neat idea, is it US only?
- Ah yes, an application that should exist in a free market but will probably disappear soon.
You are a good person. Keep going at it.
by testfrequency
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- Uses a British name, launches in America.
- Stolen Uber UI
- Slopped Uber illustrations
- Lloyds Bank logo
- Abused Uber API
Godspeed
by cammikebrown
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- Literally takes 5 seconds to open up different apps, lol
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