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There isn't any incentive sadly. Uber drivers absolutely hate taking long trips for this reason. Considering the extreme traffic issues, it typically takes 13-1
by _jgdh 10y ago
There isn't any incentive sadly. Uber drivers absolutely hate taking long trips for this reason. Considering the extreme traffic issues, it typically takes 13-14 hours of driving to complete 15 rides. If a single user wants to go to the airport (50km away from city centre in Bangalore), it becomes difficult to hit that quota no matter how hard they try. They can't cancel a trip to the airport either, because if they cancel more than one trip in a day they lose the 15-ride incentive. So if they get an airport ride and they're short on time to hit the incentive, they request the user to cancel.
The strategy I've seen in response to this incentive scheme is to work 4 14-hour days, ensuring that they hit the incentive no matter what. The money made off the actual ride is peanuts ($1/ride, maybe) so they absolutely need to finish 15 rides to get $75. Working 4 days a week, 16 days a month nets the driver $1200/month. Which is an incredible income by Indian standards considering most graduates from good colleges make a lot less.