Conversely, circa 2016-2018 it was around $25-30 USD to Uber from far northwest Austin to the airport (excluding, or perhaps including, the weird time where Ube

Conversely, circa 2016-2018 it was around $25-30 USD to Uber from far northwest Austin to the airport (excluding, or perhaps including, the weird time where Uber and Lyft left Austin out of spite for their local ordinance which was subsequently preempted by the state legislature). This is around 20-30 minute ride depending on traffic. Now that same ride is minimum $50 USD, usually closer to $70 USD. So those numbers absolutely match up in my city, at least from the rider’s perspective. STILL better than taxis, however. Of course there is inflation, but that doesn’t nearly account for this discrepancy. I can’t provide exact driver numbers but I sometimes have the courage to ask the driver what they are making and on average when I do ask it’s about 1/3 of what I am paying. Never more than half.