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But that doesn't explain how the driver gets less money when they pick up more pool riders? The rates goes down when they pick up the 2nd and 3rd rider, but th

But that doesn't explain how the driver gets less money when they pick up more pool riders? The rates goes down when they pick up the 2nd and 3rd rider, but then at the same time they are gaining more fares. So shouldn't that make up for the rate drop? It's pretty obvious why doing pool for one rider is a huge loss, but I'm not quite sure how it is more of a loss if a 2nd or 3rd rider joins in.

mahyarm 10y ago
Uber & lyft is really bad at showing how it works because the system is over complicated. The way it looks is they are getting ripped off all of the time and so they don't like it. http://therideshareguy.com/how-does-uberpool-pricing-work/ http://therideshareguy.com/how-does-uberpool-pricing-work/ Basically they are paid the same way as an UberX ride, by mile and by time, at a lower rate (0.75/mile vs 0.85/mile). But they are also paid for going out of their way to pick up new people in between, which in uberX they are not compensated for. Some math nerd in the company probably calculated it as equivalent using their historical data, said eureka, and made the business case for uberpool. But that is way too complicated to understand, so natrually people feel like they are ripped off. If they just made it same uberX rate and just told drivers you get paid for distance and time and do not show them anything else, I don't think they will care. To them it's would be another uberX
- dnautics 10y ago
  yeah it was a source of major frustration for me trying to teach other drivers that lyft line was actually better for them, eventually I gave up and said look if you don't like it just turn it off -thats' fine more line rides for me. I don't know if this is still the case, It's even better because if you get a line at surge/primetime, the whole line is at the elevated rate, whether or not the subsequent riders are. One time, I got a three successive rides that extended a 150% primetime ride on lyft for about an hour and 20 minutes (I'm sure they fixed it so that doesn't happen anymore, ha).

mahyarm 10y ago

Uber & lyft is really bad at showing how it works because the system is over complicated. The way it looks is they are getting ripped off all of the time and so they don't like it. http://therideshareguy.com/how-does-uberpool-pricing-work/ http://therideshareguy.com/how-does-uberpool-pricing-work/ Basically they are paid the same way as an UberX ride, by mile and by time, at a lower rate (0.75/mile vs 0.85/mile). But they are also paid for going out of their way to pick up new people in between, which in uberX they are not compensated for. Some math nerd in the company probably calculated it as equivalent using their historical data, said eureka, and made the business case for uberpool. But that is way too complicated to understand, so natrually people feel like they are ripped off. If they just made it same uberX rate and just told drivers you get paid for distance and time and do not show them anything else, I don't think they will care. To them it's would be another uberX

dnautics 10y ago
yeah it was a source of major frustration for me trying to teach other drivers that lyft line was actually better for them, eventually I gave up and said look if you don't like it just turn it off -thats' fine more line rides for me. I don't know if this is still the case, It's even better because if you get a line at surge/primetime, the whole line is at the elevated rate, whether or not the subsequent riders are. One time, I got a three successive rides that extended a 150% primetime ride on lyft for about an hour and 20 minutes (I'm sure they fixed it so that doesn't happen anymore, ha).