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Uber's reply to the new laws.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I'd love to see what the new rates are compared to Taxis, we'll have to wait until September, but I suspect it's not going to be much of a difference anymore and usage of these services will drop.

It does seem a bit strange that the BC government just recently banned self-driving cars though.

I expected that to be the path forward here, with Vancouver being the first city in Canada to roll out a Waymo-taxi operation. Most of the cost of a taxi/uber these days is labour, not the capital for the vehicle or maintenance and fuel.