Touted as the "Uber killer" and the next generation of ridesharing, Arcade City has had an app out for almost two weeks without a single ride being given, leading to speculation that the app may not be finished after all.

At the beginning of this month, Arcade City, the much-hyped ridesharing app touting a decentralized structure and eventual integration on the Ethereum Blockchain, released its much-anticipated app.

To the surprise of some, however, at the  launch the app did not initially allow any rides to be arranged. Instead, this functionality supposedly lies behind "unlocking" cities by building a critical mass of support from potential riders and drivers.

Christopher David, CEO of Arcade City, explains the reason behind initially restricting the functionality:

"Austin is on track to being unlocked probably by Wednesday of this week. The ball is in their court, so we'll see. Two things are needed to unlock a city: sufficient 'city karma points' representing the connectedness of a new rideshare community, and a constitution describing the leaders' vision for Arcade City in their area and their processes for self-governing. We want to make sure our cities are set up to be self-sustaining, not relying on the HQ for anything other than the mobile app."

While it will soon be two weeks since the app's original release without a single city featuring ridesharing functionality, David expects this to change soon:

"Austin has already done most of the work we expect from new cities, so they should be just days away from getting drivers on the road using our new app. Our Austin team leaders are preparing a report on the successful partnership with Unsung.org, and that's going to result in a flood of 'karma points' into the system. They are holding a meeting in the next few days to draft their city constitution.