Taxi-sharing at CES was a huge disappointment

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Fresh off my flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas for the annual CES tech conference, I opened my phone and tried to order a taxi. 

Yes, a traditional cab like from the movies. But this wasn’t just any old cab ride — I was trying to share a taxi with strangers going my way using an app called Bandwagon.

My go-to ride-hailing apps are Lyft and Uber, but the top tech wranglers from CES — the massive tech trade show that brought me to Las Vegas — were pushing a taxi-share service, so I felt compelled to give it a try.

On the CES website and official mobile app, the transportation options include Bandwagon in a prominent section. Read more…

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