Uber has signed a partnership with Gemini Trains to operate locomotive routes across the English Channel from the UK to France.
  • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    Uber has signed a partnership with Gemini Trains to co-brand the services.

    […]

    The collaboration will be similar to the partnership that Uber currently has with Thames Clippers boats in London. In this case, the company brands the boats with their logo along the side, but they are operated by Thames Clipper.

    • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      Sounds like the flixbus (or rather flixtrain model) which has been a good and a bad thing I guess. I expect competition to be a good thing for everyone unless they go and offer service below cost until the competition goes bankrupt and then abuse their new monopoly. Let’s see how this plays out…

      • Anonymaus@feddit.orgEnglish
        6·
        3 days ago

        Given that they are a american company, they will probably just buy out their competition and close them down

      • Robbity@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Well Eurostar is a state owned company. It can’t go bankrupt. But if it starts losing a lot of money, it can be scaled down.

        • hallunke23 🇺🇦@troet.cafe
          01·
          3 days ago

          Not correct. Eurostar may be state-owned, but they’re still a Limited company, so they can file for bankruptcy.

          Actually, the company which operates the Eurotunnel went bankrupt at least 3 times IIRC.

          @Robbity @huppakee

          • Robbity@lemm.eeEnglish
            4·
            3 days ago

            Eurotunnel was not state owned. Yes it can technically go bankrupt, but it won’t.