Uber vs. Taxi - Thursday, 26 September

For those of you who don't like using Uber, I have some good news. The Parisian taxi service G7 now has features similar to Uber's - you can register your credit card with them, call for a taxi from anywhere (and the driver will find you), book your trip in advance or for immediate pickup, type in your destination, get an ETA, watch the progress of your driver while waiting and of your trip while on the road, etc. You can also pick up a G7 at any taxi queue and just charge your trip on your pre-loaded credit card (no messing with cash and cards in the cab).

This morning I requested an Uber. The system said the car would be at my apartment in 3 minutes, then 1 minute, then suddenly the car changed position and it would be 5 minutes, then 7 minutes. After about 25 minutes I gave up and ordered a G7 that arrived in 2 minutes. It was slightly more expensive than the Uber would have been, but I got to the airport just in time. Whew!

https://www.g7.fr/en/