Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
It's hard to believe that only five years ago there was no way to Uber home from a party, or Lyft back from the airport. The ride hailing services have successfully disrupted the taxi cab industry and inserted themselves into our life and culture.
Now that we're using our smartphones to move ourselves around, a lot of entrepreneurs are betting we are going to want to use them to move our stuff around, too. A host of start-ups are offering a variety of specific delivery services, and the big guys are playing too.
Roadie connects people who are driving places with people who have stuff that needs to get to those places. It takes advantage of the extra space most people have in their car on road trips, and provides a cheap way for senders to ship things, and for drivers to pick up a little extra dough.
Bought a couch, or a big screen TV on Craigslist, and need a way to get it home. Enter BringPro, based in Orange County. They promise delivery within two hours for a minimum fee of $29.
Hungry, but too lazy to cook or go out? Lots of options there including Postmates, DoorDash, and the new UberEATS, which promises meals delivered in as little as ten minutes.