I can personally testify to this. My rule of thumb as a driver was that I had to drive roughly twice as many miles as dollars I needed, i.e. $0.50 a mile. It

I can personally testify to this. My rule of thumb as a driver was that I had to drive roughly twice as many miles as dollars I needed, i.e. $0.50 a mile. It was absolutely a lifesaver and exactly what I needed at the time. But it's debatable whether it could have been sustained long term. Personally, I think if instead of chasing imaginary Level 5 autonomy madness with billions of dollars, they had done the unsexy thing and simply paid drivers better, they might not be in this mess. It's pretty insane that they take half of every fare and still can't turn a profit-- seems like a clear sign somebody screwed up &/or made the wrong bet.