Cut The Surge

Avoid Uber surge pricing

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Avoid Uber surge pricing

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Cut the Surge will check if there is a location around you where the surges are lower. You can also predict the surge prices for the next hour in your city with our surge graph.

Launch tags:iOS•Ridesharing•Transportation

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CollageMo

Wondering what data they analyze for this b/c it seems like there are a lot of factors that drive Uber into surge pricing. If it's raining, does Cut the surge watch weather data to know when it's going to let up? Or if it's Halloween, do they have historical data to know what time people generally uber home? Or something unique like the NBA championship is taking place in NYC, will they anticipate how long surge pricing will last once they game ends? It all seems very tricky to me, but pretty awesome that they're figuring this out

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11yr ago

The code of the page, no info about makers, "Californie" instead of "California in the screenshots, doubts on the data they use ... All of this makes me think that this is a scam. But let's wait and see, maybe it's just a very early MVP. In the meantime, I'll use SurgeProtector.

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11yr ago

Hunter

@theoblochet not a scam. This was submitted to the Uber API contest that ended a short time ago. Also, I couldn't find the Maker on Twitter.

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11yr ago

archive.com

@theoblochet the developer might just be French

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11yr ago

This is fascinating. Uber's surge pricing creates supply side incentives but this adds a new layer to the demand side incentives, by supplying a limited amount of information.

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11yr ago

At first this was not working in my city (jakarta), but after 24 hours, it now has data. Not sure how accurate yet, but hopefully it will be able to give me a indicator whether I should wait a little longer, bite the bullet and just order or call a taxi.

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11yr ago

Meow Blocker Pro

Great product! Wanted to download and try before I commented. I had some reservations regarding the amount of time, I would be willing to wait based on the amount of money I can save. I think there will be times when users will not care about the $10 savings and still ride. that is besides the point, it is great having some visibility! Awesome job!

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11yr ago

GuruHotel

I like the music! :)

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11yr ago

Just downloaded it. Looks like a very useful app. Will get to know when I take my next uber ride. :)

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9yr ago

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