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Remember when Uber, the globe-straddling taxi-hailing app, was going to revolutionize transportation, transform cities, and lead us to our glorious robot-car future? That wasn’t so long ago. So, what happened? Where did it all go? Cory Doctorow has some ideas. A prolific non-fiction author, sci-fi novelist, and technology activist Doctorow has been a keen observer and critic of Uber for years now. “Uber,” Doctorow writes, “is a . Every bezzle ends. And Uber’s time is up.” Plus: Reality has a well known anti-car bias. ***This episode is sponsored by .*** for access to ad-free bonus content. SHOW NOTES: by Cory Doctorow : Daily Links and more from Cory Doctorow You can find two of Cory’s most recent books, “” and “” at . If you want to go deep, transportation analyst Hubert Horan’s many articles dissecting Uber . Follow on Twitter. Get official War on Cars merch . . It helps people find us! Twitter: @Instagram: @ TheWarOnCars.org
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