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The drivers are not loyal, they are already on Lyft and whatever app offers them a better deal that day/week/month (depending on incentives they sign on to).
by lalos 7y ago
The drivers are not loyal, they are already on Lyft and whatever app offers them a better deal that day/week/month (depending on incentives they sign on to).
- m_ke 7y agoYes, they're loyal to whoever pays more and has more work. Slapping Amazon deliveries on top of Uber pool would mean more work and better unit economics, which should ideally translate into more money for the drivers.
- darkwizard42 7y agoSurprisingly the background of drivers who do deliveries and food is very different from what is legally required to transport humans. What has been found is that there actually isn't much overlap in competing "supply" as those who are clean on background and DMV checks will always pick transporting people first because its more profitable.
- dractori 7y agoSource?
- rchaud 7y agoThe Uber drivers I've talked to set specific hours for when they're cruising around the city waiting for rides. The Amazon delivery approach would require them to drive from the city, to a remote fulfilment center to pick up goods, and then drive back to the city to deliver them. Is there a different way this can be done?
- m_ke 7y agoAmazon has started to build fulfillment centers in cities to make this work. It's also why they bought whole foods and are now buying up old shopping malls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53IDbtP-58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53IDbtP-58). They could probably even use amazon lockers to optimize the process.
- CameronBanga 7y agoThis seems to insinuate that there's some reason to be loyal to Uber.
- grandmczeb 7y agoHow so?