[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":408},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-8299511":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":46,"post_text":48,"what":49,"said":61,"maker_in_thread":183,"shape":185,"grid":190,"attempts":370,"same_week":371,"maker_shows":32,"maker_hidden":400,"reader_version":401,"card":402},"8299511","What's the Fare","Real-time Fare Estimate Comparisons for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and Taxi","title","Show HN: Real-time Fare Estimate Comparisons for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and Taxi","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.whatsthefare.com\u002F","whatsthefare.com","coda322",1410387107,2014,181,65,119,2272,6,"notable","web_saas","fare comparison","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"uber vs lyft","taxi fare estimate","ride sharing prices","mixed",-0.045,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},9,18,2,13,42,{"idea":36,"docs":37,"pricing":40,"execution":41,"performance":43,"design":45},{"positive":18,"critical":32},{"positive":38,"critical":39},0,1,{"positive":32,"critical":32},{"positive":38,"critical":42},3,{"positive":39,"critical":44},4,{"positive":38,"critical":38},[47,38,38,38,38,38,39,42,39,42,39,42,47,38,38,38,42,47,38,38,38,38,39,42,47,39,39,39,42,39,42,39,39,47,42,42,42,38,39,47],5,null,{"problem":48,"audience":48,"pricing":48,"motivation":48,"time_to_build":48,"stack":50,"openness":59,"stage":60,"team_size":59},[51],{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Bootstrap","commenter",[55],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"8300398","DigitalSea","This is brilliant and one of the many reasons I love this site. Simple Bootstrap interface that cuts through the crap, the fancy user interfaces of ride sharing and taxi apps and…","unknown","launched",{"praise":62,"objections":79,"requests":122,"questions":151,"alternatives":168},[63,71],{"value":64,"source":53,"evidence":65},"Cuts through promotional noise to show price",[66,70],{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},"8299877","neilsharma","I love products like these. Slices right through all the promotional noise like \"fun drivers,\" \"fast pick-up times,\" \"clean cars,\" etc and gets right to chase -- price. At the…",{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"value":72,"source":53,"evidence":73},"Useful for comparing ride options and getting the cost",[74,75],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},"8300958","eriktrautman","This. This is exactly what I want. As a poster above said, they're all a taxi service to me -- now get me there cheaper and faster.",[80,99,114],{"value":81,"source":53,"evidence":82},"Taxi and ride estimates are inaccurate for some routes",[83,87,91,95],{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"8299951","kapkapkap","Taxi rate in NYC seems too low. I tried a couple of trips that I have taken dozens of times, and they have never, ever been as low as whats being calculated. I like the idea…",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"8303490","diminoten","This is alarmingly inaccurate. Says it'd take $71 to take a taxi from Alexandria, VA to NE Washington, D.C. If you live in the area, you'd know that's a bold-faced lie. It'd…",{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},"8302997","eabraham","For NYC to New Jersey the fare estimate does not take into account bridge and tunnel tolls. I was getting $19, $23 and $23 for Taxi, Uber and Lyft respectively, which is very low…",{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"8303132","dubcanada","I'm confused... if I type in San Fran to Los Ang I get $608 for Lyft and over $1K for the other two. Why is Lyft so low (like half if not more) competition makes sense, but ~400…",{"value":100,"source":53,"evidence":101},"Likely violates Uber API terms against competitor comparison",[102,106,110],{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"8300113","TheMask01","Uber API TOS says: \"You may not use the Uber API in any manner that is competitive to Uber or the Uber Services, including in connection with any application, website or other…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"8299824","bentcorner","Uber has an API, but I looked into Uber's TOU a week a two ago and they explicitly disallowed this sort of thing (comparison shopping). Maybe it's just an estimate?",{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"8300091","mcpherrinm","This is probably just violating the TOU. As a consumer, I think lack of comparison shopping is absolutely the worst thing about lyft\u002Fuber, and that they should be required to…",{"value":115,"source":53,"evidence":116},"Fare estimates omit tolls and add-on fees",[117,118],{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"8300417","jacalata","I just looked up the ride I took this morning and it doesn't seem to include any add-on charges, like the toll I was charged, the Uber Safety Fee or the Seattle Accessible…",[123,130,137,144],{"value":124,"source":53,"evidence":125},"Add a permalink for a specific fare estimate",[126],{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"8299781","starik36","This is awesome. One suggestion is a permalink for a specific fare estimate that I can forward someone.",{"value":131,"source":53,"evidence":132},"Show regular (non-surge) price estimates",[133],{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},"8300905","flurp","Great app! Would be great to estimate \"regular\" price, right now it's surging and I'd like to know what the price would be for e.g. tomorrow. Hopefully Uber wont shut you off,…",{"value":138,"source":53,"evidence":139},"Add wait time",[140],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"8300569","md2be","Great app. Pull in wait time and you might have something.",{"value":145,"source":53,"evidence":146},"Add an iPhone app that books the cheapest car",[147],{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},"8299950","pud","Nice. Now just give me an iPhone app where I push a button and it sends me the cheapest, closest car from any of those companies.",[152,159],{"value":153,"source":53,"evidence":154},"How are surge and prime time rates obtained?",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"8299768","jesseclay","This is really cool. How do you guys get current surge\u002Fprime time rates?",{"value":160,"source":53,"evidence":161},"Will Uber or Lyft shut off API access?",[162,163,167],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":164,"by":165,"text":166},"8300009","ivraatiems","How long is this going to last before one of the services shuts it down, claiming some kind of EULA noncompliance (or some other flimsy excuse to avoid competition)?",{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},[169,176],{"value":170,"source":53,"evidence":171},"Movigo",[172],{"id":173,"by":174,"text":175},"8299735","ecesena","This reminds me Movigo [1]. Is there any relationship or known difference? [1] http:\u002F\u002Fwww.movigo.com",{"value":177,"source":53,"evidence":178},"Red Ride ride-sharing app",[179],{"id":180,"by":181,"text":182},"8301048","mfkp","One of my buddies tried this idea. It seems to have failed (their website is now down). 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