Uber and other type apps are successful disrupting traditional taxi services where a heafty price tag is on medallions.
Where countries like Japan who do not have a medallion system really, there is not much to drive prices up for taxi fares for Uber and like to undercut to be successful.
A good taxi and transit system isnt everything... I live near YVR, we have taxis lined up at YVR for convenience.
You are also paying way more cause first, the taxi medallions are so expensive... Then there additional fees for being licensed to do pickups at YVR in the designated area.
Everyone I know who commutes via taxi or transit wishes Uber types were here (banned).
Especially when u fly to DFW and the only options for a taxi is a broken minivan 20 mins later.
And then Uber being less than half and a lot quicker.
Convenience and cost. If Japan has those covered, then no reason for a Uber type to be operating there
Where countries like Japan who do not have a medallion system really, there is not much to drive prices up for taxi fares for Uber and like to undercut to be successful.
A good taxi and transit system isnt everything... I live near YVR, we have taxis lined up at YVR for convenience. You are also paying way more cause first, the taxi medallions are so expensive... Then there additional fees for being licensed to do pickups at YVR in the designated area.
Everyone I know who commutes via taxi or transit wishes Uber types were here (banned).
Especially when u fly to DFW and the only options for a taxi is a broken minivan 20 mins later.
And then Uber being less than half and a lot quicker.
Convenience and cost. If Japan has those covered, then no reason for a Uber type to be operating there