[–] 22jam22 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Lots of legal issues most likely. Inaurance probably crazy. And i got denied an uber driving job because of a pending misdeamanor assult which is total bullshit but might actualy go to trial. When i im going to apply for lyft then email fucktards at uber. Its insane zero criminal record before this bs, and im treated as a criminal before being convicted. Fine hire me, if i lose fire me. I would be one of the higest qualified uber drivers in america. Degree no driving record issues clean as a whistle. Such utter bullshit.
[–] aria_taint 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I can see that going bad really fast....
[–] aria_taint 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Really? So, you're going to just go to an open source app and ring up a car and trust that the person picking you up is legit? Come on. Just go stand on the side of a road with your thumb out and hope the person picking you up isn't a psychopath. This idea is the digital form of hitch hiking.
That'll be easy. All you have to do is steal Uber's stolen software.
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[–] FuckBitchesGetMaga 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Oh you can go suck a fuck right now. What kind of retarded faggot doesn't like lemonade? Oh, that's right, OP.
[–] SonOfRobin ago
Any service that wants to get to a certain size has to contend with lawsuits. Most lawsuits will either be for loss of data(hacking), improper usage, or fraud. So the app will have to try and minimize those possibilities.
Do you need all of this? No but it helps and gives confidence in the app to the end user.
[–] goatboy [S] ago
I'm not talking about a service or a corporation. It would just be a clearinghouse website or tool that connected potential customers with people willing to offer a service and a rating system for users to record their experience with a driver. Fees and negotiation would between the driver and rider.
[–] SonOfRobin ago (edited ago)
But that would be how it would have to work. A random app on a website won't be trusted unless something/someone backs it up. Opensource only goes so far. You can create the "base" app but no one will use it unless a company/foundation comes along to promote it and show its "safe" use with whatever product/service. Even then you're most likely linking your software with someone else's because some group backs it. Google, bing, open source maps, or roll your own? Payment system CC systems, cryptocoins, cash, or roll your own? Database = mono, mysql, PostgreSQL, Mssql, oracle, bitcoin, access, or roll your own?
If it's just "hey ride and rating" then yelp, yellow pages, google+, craigslist, and facebook could do this with some modification. The point of an app is to make easy/convenient for people. I already have a phone so I could call yellow cab to pick me up and look them up via yelp.
The easier you make it the more likely someone will use it. Amazon is famous for making stuff easy. Microsoft and Apple started by making things easier then their competitors.