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>Uber doesn't do any of the leasing itself, instead sending drivers to 3rd party leasing companies https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ https://get.uber.com/cl/xch

>Uber doesn't do any of the leasing itself, instead sending drivers to 3rd party leasing companies https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ or just Google it, Uber certainly did begin leasing cars. The lease payments go directly to Uber's subsidiary. >Uber gets either zero or very little kickbacks since Uber's primary motivation is getting drivers in nice cars on the road. These drivers, as independent contractors, are supposed to provide their own tools/materials to perform, not finance/lease/rent the tools from the company to perform. >The California decision was by some employment office with no real authority on the case of a single driver and so pretty much irrelevant. No real authority? I'm assuming you have never run your own company and had a former employee with a complaint with "some employment office". They found the Uber driver improperly classified as an independent contractor, as a result Uber was ordered to pay the employee's driving expenses of $1,000's. If Uber loses its appeal in court all the sudden that single case becomes precedent for all California Uber drivers.

ryanlol 11y ago
>https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ or just Google it, Uber certainly did begin leasing cars. The lease payments go directly to Uber's subsidiary. Seems like this discusses "XCHANGE LEASING, LLC", not "Uber Technologies, Inc" or "Uber USA, LLC". I fail to see the relevance. >These drivers, as independent contractors, are supposed to provide their own tools/materials to perform, not finance/lease/rent the tools from the company to perform. They aren't
- will_brown 11y ago
  XCHANGE LEASING, LLC is owned by Uber, but either way I am sure you still fail to see the relevance. >They aren't Maybe you should tell that to the IRS (and a few states) as that is #14 on their 20 factor test.
  - ryanlol 11y ago
    XCHANGE LEASING, LLC is not directly owned by Uber. However, it's obviously indirectly controlled by them. The "They aren't" was in reference to the fact that said contractors aren't directly leasing the cars from Uber.
- pbreit 11y ago
  You're right, I was looking at the wrong page: https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ I still think the primary goal and profit is made on the core driving service, not the leasing program.

ryanlol 11y ago

>https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ https://get.uber.com/cl/xchange/ or just Google it, Uber certainly did begin leasing cars. The lease payments go directly to Uber's subsidiary. Seems like this discusses "XCHANGE LEASING, LLC", not "Uber Technologies, Inc" or "Uber USA, LLC". I fail to see the relevance. >These drivers, as independent contractors, are supposed to provide their own tools/materials to perform, not finance/lease/rent the tools from the company to perform. They aren't

will_brown 11y ago
XCHANGE LEASING, LLC is owned by Uber, but either way I am sure you still fail to see the relevance. >They aren't Maybe you should tell that to the IRS (and a few states) as that is #14 on their 20 factor test.
- ryanlol 11y ago
  XCHANGE LEASING, LLC is not directly owned by Uber. However, it's obviously indirectly controlled by them. The "They aren't" was in reference to the fact that said contractors aren't directly leasing the cars from Uber.
pbreit 11y ago
You're right, I was looking at the wrong page: https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ I still think the primary goal and profit is made on the core driving service, not the leasing program.