For starters I would oppose using the term "rideshare" for what is a taxi/chauffeur service. It should be noted that there are actual rideshare organisations and services out there, but uber, grab, lyft etc. are not among them, they are simply trying to co-opt a term with positive associations for their operations.

Further, real rideshare services don't get special access treatment anywhere I know of, outside of vehicle occupancy regulations, which isn't surprising as real ride sharing simply involves sharing costs and car on a trip that the driver was going to make anyway.

If there are actual legal differences between taxi and chauffeur access somewhere, we could use chauffeur or chauffeur-driven as an access tag (better suggestions welcome).

Simon

Am 30.10.2020 um 19:42 schrieb Clare Corthell via Tagging:
Hi Everyone,

Thank you for the input and feedback thus far, any outstanding commentary is welcome. Amendments to the proposal include a definition of rideshare, example companies, and comment responses on the Discussion page. In-line comments here.

Anyone who would like to comment or bring up outstanding questions, please do so for another week. At the end of next week, this proposal could move to voting.

Best,
Clare

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 2:41 AM nathan case <nathanc...@outlook.com <mailto:nathanc...@outlook.com>> wrote:

    Clare: this is a good discussion to have.

    It seems as though the emergence of rideshare services is still
    being addressed at various legal levels but, at least in the UK,
    rideshare vehicles are not classed taxis and so are not ordinarily
    entitled to use bus/taxi lanes. If situations exist where
    rideshares are specifically allowed (or not), and that access is
    distinct from taxi or a regular motor_vehicle, then a key should
    exist to denote that. I note that the proposal has been updated to
    reflect such cases.

    > Joseph Eisenberg: But you will also need to add a definition of a
    "rideshare vehicle", since this will need to be translated for
    places where Lyft and Uber do not operate, and where English is
    not used (e.g. Indonesia). Unfortunately I don't see a good online
    source for a definition.

    Perhaps such definitions are dependent upon local/national
    legislation. In your follow on examples, do those services enjoy
    the same access rights as PSVs? If yes, then perhaps they should
    simply be covered by that tag? If they do not, do they have any
    additional or fewer access rights than simply motor_vehicle/cycle?
    If not, then perhaps they should simply be covered by those
    respective tags?


The legal designation could derive from venue/airport, local, county, state, or federal law. Just as u-turns are always technically legal in California unless prohibited, while in Washington they are prohibited unless permitted, there are local laws that are required to fully contextualize map data but are not represented within it. I don't foresee rideshare being default prohibited, so perhaps the example is too extreme, but nevertheless the goal is to encode the specific implications of local law for a given rideshare vehicle rather than law generally.

    So a definition could be something along the lines of: “A private
    hire vehicle, often booked through an online service or a mobile
    application, that does not enjoy the same legal standing as a taxi
    service. Exact definition may depend on local law but usually
    denotes services such as Uber and Lyft.”

    A taxi that also takes bookings/collects fares via an app is still
    a taxi, in my opinion.

    Regards,

    Nathan

    *From:*Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com
    <mailto:joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com>>
    *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:32 AM
    *To:* Tag discussion, strategy and related tools
    <tagging@openstreetmap.org <mailto:tagging@openstreetmap.org>>
    *Subject:* Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Rideshare Access

    Clare,

    The "proposal" section currently fails to include the actual
    proposal: that is, what new key and tags are you proposing to use?

    It looks like the proposal is: "approve the use of the new key
    "rideshare=" with values "yes" and "no" to specify legal access
    for rideshare vehicles."

For the possible values, the expectation is that these include typical values <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:access#List_of_possible_values> for other vehicle access, such as {yes, no, designated, local, destination}. We typically encounter cases where the first two values are useful, as noted in the proposal. Cases of "designated" or "destination" access for rideshare vehicles are both plausible and possible. Possible keys are indicated in the existing Access page.

    But you will also need to add a definition of a "rideshare
    vehicle", since this will need to be translated for places where
    Lyft and Uber do not operate, and where English is not used (e.g.
    Indonesia). Unfortunately I don't see a good online source for a
    definition.

    Is a Gojek motorcycle a rideshare vehicle? See
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojek
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojek>

    What about pedicabs (tricycles) which are hailed with a smartphone
    app?

    Or should only passenger cars be included?

    What about taxis which also get fares via an app?

    - Joseph Eisenberg

    On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 1:44 PM Clare Corthell via Tagging
    <tagging@openstreetmap.org <mailto:tagging@openstreetmap.org>> wrote:

        Hi Tagging List,

        Here is the RFC for the proposal for rideshare vehicle access:

        Proposal:
        https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Rideshare_Access
        <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Rideshare_Access>

        Discussion:
        
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Proposed_features/Rideshare_Access
        
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Proposed_features/Rideshare_Access>

        This proposes the addition of rideshare as a use-based access
        mode for land-based transportation. This would enable mapping
        restriction or permission of rideshare vehicles to nodes and
        ways. As mentioned in the proposal example cases
        
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Rideshare_Access#Case_.231:_Denver_Airport>,
        this typically arises in dense traffic patterns such as
        airport pickup zones.

        This proposal originated from the experience of the Lyft
        mapping team seeking to improve the accuracy of routes we
        build from an OSM-based map. Because our rideshare operations
        are North America based, we bring a perspective that centers
        the policy for right-of-way in this context. We would
        especially appreciate feedback on the applicability of this
        tagging to other parts of the world.

        Looking forward to your commentary and feedback.

        Clare


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