<story><title>LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft</title><url>http://libretaxi.org/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rovek</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve literally never heard anyone outside Spotify ads 3 years ago even mention blablacar, let alone in the same breath as Uber.</text></item><item><author>joeyspn</author><text>BlaBlaCar [0] operates&amp;#x2F;ed only with community reviews (for drivers and passengers) and is doing just fine in EU... It is in fact so successful, that govs and press always talk about &amp;quot;services like blablacar and uber&amp;quot; (they&amp;#x27;re classified as basically the same kind of service)&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.blablacar.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.blablacar.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>reubensutton</author><text>My concern with this is the problem of ensuring the safety of the person driving the cab and the real identity of the rider.&lt;p&gt;Lots of drivers will be reluctant because they can be stiffed on the bill. Lots of passengers will be reluctant to use it due to the inherent risk of riding with what is essentially a stranger.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>joeyspn</author><text>Then you live disconnected from the european news... googled in 3 seconds:&lt;p&gt;[FRANCE] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.capital.fr&amp;#x2F;bourse&amp;#x2F;actualites&amp;#x2F;blablacar-uber-sont-ils-aussi-menaces-par-le-proces-heetch-1192120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.capital.fr&amp;#x2F;bourse&amp;#x2F;actualites&amp;#x2F;blablacar-uber-sont-...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[SPAIN] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.elmundo.es&amp;#x2F;comunidad-valenciana&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;570f66f146163f045f8b45bc.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.elmundo.es&amp;#x2F;comunidad-valenciana&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;570f66...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[UK] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.express.co.uk&amp;#x2F;life-style&amp;#x2F;science-technology&amp;#x2F;605860&amp;#x2F;Blablacar-Hitching-Hiking-Car-Share-App-Billion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.express.co.uk&amp;#x2F;life-style&amp;#x2F;science-technology&amp;#x2F;60586...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[NETHERLANDS] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nu.nl&amp;#x2F;internet&amp;#x2F;4268012&amp;#x2F;autodeeldienst-blablacar-wil-niet-vergeleken-worden-met-uber.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nu.nl&amp;#x2F;internet&amp;#x2F;4268012&amp;#x2F;autodeeldienst-blablacar-w...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;etc...</text></comment>
<story><title>LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft</title><url>http://libretaxi.org/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rovek</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve literally never heard anyone outside Spotify ads 3 years ago even mention blablacar, let alone in the same breath as Uber.</text></item><item><author>joeyspn</author><text>BlaBlaCar [0] operates&amp;#x2F;ed only with community reviews (for drivers and passengers) and is doing just fine in EU... It is in fact so successful, that govs and press always talk about &amp;quot;services like blablacar and uber&amp;quot; (they&amp;#x27;re classified as basically the same kind of service)&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.blablacar.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.blablacar.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>reubensutton</author><text>My concern with this is the problem of ensuring the safety of the person driving the cab and the real identity of the rider.&lt;p&gt;Lots of drivers will be reluctant because they can be stiffed on the bill. Lots of passengers will be reluctant to use it due to the inherent risk of riding with what is essentially a stranger.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rplnt</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s used for longer distances, city to city, country to country. I wouldn&amp;#x27;t see it as the same market as Uber is in. Plus it&amp;#x27;s ride sharing, not &amp;quot;taxi&amp;quot; (as in driver rides only because you told him to).</text></comment>