Uber, the San Francisco based startup company that offers city-dwellers the ability to hail private drivers and cabs from their smartphones, has been criticized by New Yorkers and tech bloggers for implementing, then revoking, then re-implementing higher fares in the New York City area in the wake of Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy. Uber calls the move “surge pricing” and says it is necessary to keep the company from losing money and to encourage its drivers-for-hire to take to the streets.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=162347