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Uber and Lyft pricing algorithms charge more in non-white areas
- cbhl 6y agoBased on my experience, the confounding factor here is driver preferences. Drivers still have preferences about staying in certain areas of town. In the old taxi-based model, you'd have a fixed price, but unreliable service -- the driver might never show up, or the driver at a taxi stand at an airport might reject your destination. Under the apps, if that happens, at least you get a notification and assigned a new driver.