What will life in California look like, for those who relied on Uber and Lyft?
As Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. prepare to shut down ride-hailing in California this week, alternate modes of on-demand transportation say they’re ready to pick up the slack.
In the ride-hailing apps’ home state, people have been using the services for rides to work, medical appointments, grocery shopping and other necessary activities during the pandemic. With their expected shutdown, though, taxicabs — which had been supplanted by the rise of Uber and Lyft — have a chance to pick up that business.
San Francisco cab company Flywheel offers an app experience similar to that of summoning an Uber or Lyft on a user’s mobile phone, but it summons a taxicab. The 300-vehicle company is ramping up in preparation. “I’d imagine downtown is still pretty dead so maybe be more willing to hit the Sunset and Richmond these days,” said Kevin Murphy, who has been taking Lyft to and from work because city buses are running fewer routes. “Cabdrivers generally hate driving out here because I guess it’s more difficult getting another fare. Most, but not all, were pretty aggressive and rude about it back before Lyft and Uber. Half the time they’d kick me out once I said where I was going.
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