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Uber and Lyft already did this in California after the passage of AB5 earlier this year. That's why they now have price estimates instead of giving exact values

Uber and Lyft already did this in California after the passage of AB5 earlier this year. That's why they now have price estimates instead of giving exact values ahead of time.

smsm42 6y ago
So how that works in practice? One of the major advantages of Uber for me was fixed price upfront. So now I don't know the price until I order the ride? What if the driver sets an excessive price - can I decline the ride?
- grandmczeb 6y ago
  See https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ My understanding is that the rider is presented with a range of possible fares before searching (e.g. $9-10). If they are matched with a driver asking for a higher fare than that range they have the option to decline.
  - coding123 6y ago
    So basically they will keep declining until they get the best price. It sounds like the proposed strategy is hogwash.
    - admax88q 6y ago
      Isn't that just supply and demand finding the market price for something?
    - chairmanwow1 6y ago
      I will use Uber and Lyft less because of this. I don’t really want to go through the process of negotiating the rate. This is much more tedious.
      - grandmczeb 6y ago
        Do you live in CA? Because this has already been rolled out for a while. If you don’t, you don’t have to worry about it.
        jocker12 6y ago
        > you don’t have to worry about it. ...yet!
      - mcguire 6y ago
        A market economy is indeed a pain.
    - grandmczeb 6y ago
      Who will keep declining? Drivers set their prices up front (they don’t even get requests outside of their price) and riders auto accept if it’s in the range they were shown.
jkarneges 6y ago
Indeed Uber allows drivers to set fares in California. I'm not sure if that's true of Lyft though? https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-to-Lyft-You-can-t-ride-with-us-on-15410954.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-to-Lyft-Yo...
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wwweston 6y ago
Sounds like a positive impact of AB5?

Uber and Lyft already did this in California after the passage of AB5 earlier this year. That's why they now have price estimates instead of giving exact values ahead of time.

smsm42 6y ago

So how that works in practice? One of the major advantages of Uber for me was fixed price upfront. So now I don't know the price until I order the ride? What if the driver sets an excessive price - can I decline the ride?

grandmczeb 6y ago
See https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ My understanding is that the rider is presented with a range of possible fares before searching (e.g. $9-10). If they are matched with a driver asking for a higher fare than that range they have the option to decline.
- coding123 6y ago
  So basically they will keep declining until they get the best price. It sounds like the proposed strategy is hogwash.
  - admax88q 6y ago
    Isn't that just supply and demand finding the market price for something?
  - chairmanwow1 6y ago
    I will use Uber and Lyft less because of this. I don’t really want to go through the process of negotiating the rate. This is much more tedious.
    - grandmczeb 6y ago
      Do you live in CA? Because this has already been rolled out for a while. If you don’t, you don’t have to worry about it.
      - jocker12 6y ago
        > you don’t have to worry about it. ...yet!
    - mcguire 6y ago
      A market economy is indeed a pain.
  - grandmczeb 6y ago
    Who will keep declining? Drivers set their prices up front (they don’t even get requests outside of their price) and riders auto accept if it’s in the range they were shown.

jkarneges 6y ago

Indeed Uber allows drivers to set fares in California. I'm not sure if that's true of Lyft though? https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-to-Lyft-You-can-t-ride-with-us-on-15410954.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-to-Lyft-Yo...

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wwweston 6y ago

Sounds like a positive impact of AB5?