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But Uber drivers can see the pay rate, drive duration, destination, customer, and more before accepting the ride. It is true that in many places, Uber's algorit

• paxys 4y ago
  No point discussing hypotheticals. Uber drivers cannot set their own price. They cannot negotiate the destination. They cannot choose to reject certain customers. They have to follow strict guidelines for what car they can drive and how it should look. If they don't accept (or cancel after accepting) too many rides, they get penalized or even kicked off the service entirely. There may be a future where Uber alters its service enough to satisfy regulators, but it clearly isn't interested in going that route.
  • worker_person 4y ago
    The city drift was really something with Uber. I would slowly end up on the other side of the Metro after a few hours. At one point I became the only driver in a city, and the only place accepting orders was McDonalds. So every 20 minutes I was back again for another pickup. Both me and workers found it hilarious. Being able to put no-go zones would have been awesome. Some Country clubs and many apartments take way to long.
  • lostmsu 4y ago
    You contradict the parent statement, that Uber drivers can see the rate before accepting the ride. Sounds like the ability to set their own price to me.
• amerkhalid 4y ago
  Yes, I think that would be great, not only for drivers but also as an experiment to find true market rate for rides.
• rileymat2 4y ago
  > But Uber drivers can see the pay rate, drive duration, destination, customer, and more before accepting the ride. As of last summer this was not true where I was, besides pay rate per mile and hour.