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Hmm, I'm not so sure. First, Uber drivers are already not making much. Drivers I've talked to here in SF say they are near $15/hour (though they can more in th
by dilap 10y ago
Hmm, I'm not so sure.
First, Uber drivers are already not making much. Drivers I've talked to here in SF say they are near $15/hour (though they can more in the form of bonuses if they hit certain hours-driven targets).
Second, the job of a passive driver will actually be both more boring and harder -- you have to pay attention while doing nothing, but be ready to take over in a second. It's like being a passenger, except you can't distract yourself in anyway. I'd much rather just drive.
- technofiend 10y agoYour example of San Francisco is an outlier - there's too much upward pressure on wages there to let driving compensation fall too low. Let's have the same conversation about Minneapolis, Dallas, St. Paul, Austin, Kansas City, etc. Austin is a great example of a city with a lot of unemployement and underemployment due to the massive student population. Can't you imagine a college student riding around listening to lectures on the radio (assuming they're actually trying to do their job) for $8/hr? I can. And I can see the next student saying "I'll do it for $7.50".
- 794CD01 10y agoUnfortunately the current favored presidential candidate wants to make that situation illegal by raising the federal minimum wage to 12 or more.
- kamaal 10y agoI certainly wouldn't like someone doing as focus demanding activity as studying while driving. Seems like a perfect situation for an accident.
- fps 10y agoDrivers ed instructors, which is basically what supervising a self driving car is, are $14/hour average: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Driving_Instructor/Hourly_Rate http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Driving_Instructor/H... I think this is higher than what uber is paying now.