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Didn't Uber also do tracking of user battery and establish that they can charge more, more reliably when the user has low battery?
by stephenr 10y ago
Didn't Uber also do tracking of user battery and establish that they can charge more, more reliably when the user has low battery?
- aedron 10y agoThat is deliciously evil.
- gourou 10y agoThere you go http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/uber-knows-when-your-phone-is-about-to-run-out-of-battery-a7042416.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new...
- JonnieCache 10y agoApparently they have simply observed that users are more likely to pay the surge pricing when low on battery, and they claim not to factor it into the surge algorithm itself. Makes sense to me, afaik the driver UI shows surge pricing based on an area and not individual users.