> A true gig Uber would basically just be eBay, except it would have an algorithm to schedule the rides based on your location and arbitrary filtering requireme

> A true gig Uber would basically just be eBay, except it would have an algorithm to schedule the rides based on your location and arbitrary filtering requirements. They basically had that in the form of SideCar (closed end of 2014), in that drivers set their own rates and passengers picked whichever they liked. Spoiler: nobody at the time distinguished it from Uber as being somehow innocent of the abuse of contractor status.