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What does Uber have that would not be feasible for any of those companies to build?

Uber doesn't lock in customers or create any switching pain whatsoever so their current customer base doesn't given them much of an advantage. Their software is slick and robust but it's not so technically advanced that a competitor couldn't create their own ride-calling and dispatch system (as evidenced by Lyft).



Have you seen how bad and outdated the software is in even high end, expensive cars?

I wouldn't hold my breath that any auto maker besides Tesla could compete with Uber.


> What does Uber have that would not be feasible for any of those companies to build?

usage data. they know where people that use their app actually go on a daily basis, and how much they're willing to pay for that service.


There other ways to get traveler data, people have been modeling this for decades.




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