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★ Karan Goel ☂
@karangoel · Engineer @ Google
Hey guys. Uber recently opened up the Request endpoint for developers in their API. I've always had this idea to basically create a Buffer for Uber - schedule your future rides and just relax. Some use cases that I can see myself and many others use Bumper in:
- When in a meeting, you can't take your phone out to call an Uber. Simply schedule the previous n… See more
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Simon Lea
@simonlea_ · Co-Founder, undercurated
Wow, this sounds useful. Question, will users be notified if their rides are subject to surge prices from Uber if any? Cheers!
Jai Pandya
@jaipandya · Maker, Developer, Ex-LinkedIn/SlideShare
Very useful. Hope to taste the product real soon.
One question, is there a possibility of including a price criteria? As in, if the surge pricing is more than 2.5x for a particular category, sometimes it is cheaper to go for higher category if there is no surge pricing for it. So the app can make intelligent decisions accordingly? Well, this might take it a… See more
Jack Smith
@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
There has been a lot of talk about why Uber hasn't allowed scheduling - one of their data scientists wrote a blog post about it from what I remember.
Good to see it built, but I do worry that this could cause a lot of people being late when the uber has arrived, because they've forgotten or whatever
