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I don't disagree with that model, but I don't think that is "the next Uber". That is just Uber in a few years. It is common knowledge that self-driving cars ar
by bigtunacan 6y ago
I don't disagree with that model, but I don't think that is "the next Uber". That is just Uber in a few years. It is common knowledge that self-driving cars are Uber's long game. They are trying their hardest to get there so they can eliminate their biggest cost; paying drivers.
- derwiki 6y agoAnd reduce another large cost: insurance
- prostoalex 6y ago> they can eliminate their biggest cost; paying drivers. and incur new costs of buying, maintaining, parking and cleaning the vehicles
- ithkuil 6y agoHow can this not be cheaper than doing all that and also drive people around?
- mb7733 6y agoUber doesn't do that now.
- ithkuil 6y agoBut the drivers (whom they pay) do
- asdff 6y agoAnd are doing it out of their own pocket. Uber isn't paying them to clean unless someone pukes in the car, and they certainly don't get anything to cover wear and tear and maintenance. However, drivers need to maintain a clean vehicle or else they get a poor rating and are forced out of the system, and need to maintain a working vehicle or else they cannot work that day. When you start to factor that in, your rate as a driver sinks like a stone.
- ithkuil 6y agoI knew uber drivers are being exploited, but are you saying they actually operate at a loss?!
- prostoalex 6y agoIf someone bought the car exclusively for Uber, the math would've been simple. But people run their own personal errands, drive for Lyft, deliver for Doordash or Instacart, etc. There's been an [older] thesis that in a nutshell, unless one happens to chase the surge, driving for Uber/Lyft/Grab is a money-losing proposition. https://www.fastcompany.com/40538647/nearly-a-third-of-uber-drivers-are-actually-losing-money-study-says https://www.fastcompany.com/40538647/nearly-a-third-of-uber-...