You know how ride-hail companies promised to let you know the fare in advance to avoid surprises? Well... I was quoted $30, and the final price was $55. You can request an automated adjustment to the original quote, but they hope you don't notice.

#RideHail #TNC #PriceGauging

Something my team has been working on for a while is live! The latest edition of the Transportation Impacts of Vehicle for Hire is an attachment (# 5) to this staff report.

The report recommends capping the number of licences for #ridehail drivers as of Dec 1st.

It also recommends creating a central dispatch system for wheelchair accessible on demand transport, and other measures to increase the provision of such service.

PDF link: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-251317.pdf
Council page: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.EX19.4

Seems that Elon Musk is not the first mover in some technologies. Alphabet's Waymo is now offering fully autonomous rides 24/7 with Waymo One in select areas of Los Angeles.

The robotaxis will cover 80 square miles of Los Angeles County - mainly in Chinatown, Hollywood, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, Playa Vista and Westwood.

Waymo’s taxis will NOT be traveling on highways and will not deliver passengers to LAX. https://waymo.com/blog/2024/11/waymo-one-open-to-all-in-los-angeles/ #Waymo #autonomousdriving #robotaxi #LosAngeles #musk #ridehail #fsd #selfdriving