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> ... from the driver perspective, the network effect protection is relatively poor I disagree. A driver will prefer as little time between the end of one rid

> ... from the driver perspective, the network effect protection is relatively poor I disagree. A driver will prefer as little time between the end of one ride and the beginning of the next, since they don't get paid for down time. Whichever service has the most riders is most likely to have the next closest rider. You are right that at the end of the first ride, the driver could examine all services to see who has the closest next rider, giving a new service a shot, although the new service riders are far less likely to be the closest one. Uber (incumbent) for example already counteracts this by giving drivers bonuses for picking up more riders in certain timeframes, so the driver picking the less popular service will also be giving up on those.

JBlue42 10y ago
>A driver will prefer as little time between the end of one ride and the beginning of the next, since they don't get paid for down time. There are also penalties it seems for not picking up the next ride that requests you as soon as possible. I'm not sure how hard it is time-wise for the drivers to switch between the apps and add up to consistent time and money but I would think you would try and batch your time for each. An hour or an hour there.
- rogerbinns 10y ago
  As with any measured system, people will always try and game it for their own goals. The first article I found is from 10 months ago: http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-incentives-aim-to-lure-power-drivers-7089842.php http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-incentives-... "In one offer, Uber is now guaranteeing $2,000 a week in gross earnings for new drivers who work 60 hours a week. Another, more-extensive program for existing drivers promises bonuses based on how many trips they complete. For 100 trips in a week, they get an extra $350, for instance." If a driver can already easily meet those then great. But it wouldn't be that great to spread yourself amongst the services and avoid the incentives. And remember the larger incumbents have more wiggle room in terms of incentives and changing them based on real world driver behaviour.

JBlue42 10y ago

>A driver will prefer as little time between the end of one ride and the beginning of the next, since they don't get paid for down time. There are also penalties it seems for not picking up the next ride that requests you as soon as possible. I'm not sure how hard it is time-wise for the drivers to switch between the apps and add up to consistent time and money but I would think you would try and batch your time for each. An hour or an hour there.

rogerbinns 10y ago
As with any measured system, people will always try and game it for their own goals. The first article I found is from 10 months ago: http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-incentives-aim-to-lure-power-drivers-7089842.php http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-incentives-... "In one offer, Uber is now guaranteeing $2,000 a week in gross earnings for new drivers who work 60 hours a week. Another, more-extensive program for existing drivers promises bonuses based on how many trips they complete. For 100 trips in a week, they get an extra $350, for instance." If a driver can already easily meet those then great. But it wouldn't be that great to spread yourself amongst the services and avoid the incentives. And remember the larger incumbents have more wiggle room in terms of incentives and changing them based on real world driver behaviour.