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>> Though Uber does show how much someone will make before taking a ride I think the problem was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_mileage https://en.wikipedi

>> Though Uber does show how much someone will make before taking a ride I think the problem was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_mileage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_mileage I took an Uber from Newark Airport an hour south to Princeton NJ -- the Uber driver, which being compensated nicely for that ride, now has to get back an hour north, and no rides are "guaranteed" for this trip, so they go back uncompensated. Traditional Taxi services built in the cost of that return trip, but Uber does not from what I can see.

harvey9 1y ago
If no driver accepts the job (as there's a good chance of making a loss), does Uber try offering a higher fare?
- TuringNYC 1y ago
  >> If no driver accepts the job (as there's a good chance of making a loss), does Uber try offering a higher fare? Yes, but one of the problems with these gig platforms is that workers do not consider all the costs and end up seeing the top line instead of bottom line. Many people are unaware of hidden costs such as mileage, wear-and-tear, insurance impacts, etc. Further, some gig workers are so desperate for money that the top line is the only thing that matters at the moment, I empathize with this and it hurts me to think so many fellow citizens get into this spot.
- dylan604 1y ago
  I wonder if this is why it takes 4+ "finding new driver" because when the driver that was assigned while "finishing current ride" finally gets a chance to see where they are being sent decides to reject the ride. The fact that the driver is being assigned a ride without any confirmation as they are currently driving and not able to check the details, I'm left twiddling my thumbs as the platform's "negotiations" with drivers for my destination just looks like incompetence from my vantage point.
  - charlieyu1 1y ago
    I'm not sure if drivers can take new orders while driving. Happened to me once, the uber comes with a passenger from the previous trip who left there.
    - dylan604 1y ago
      it happens all of the time. the app pops up a notification to the driver that a new ride has been assigned, and they can click to dismiss the notification. i can't think of the last ride i was in that the next ride was not assigned before my ride was completed

harvey9 1y ago

If no driver accepts the job (as there's a good chance of making a loss), does Uber try offering a higher fare?

TuringNYC 1y ago
>> If no driver accepts the job (as there's a good chance of making a loss), does Uber try offering a higher fare? Yes, but one of the problems with these gig platforms is that workers do not consider all the costs and end up seeing the top line instead of bottom line. Many people are unaware of hidden costs such as mileage, wear-and-tear, insurance impacts, etc. Further, some gig workers are so desperate for money that the top line is the only thing that matters at the moment, I empathize with this and it hurts me to think so many fellow citizens get into this spot.
dylan604 1y ago
I wonder if this is why it takes 4+ "finding new driver" because when the driver that was assigned while "finishing current ride" finally gets a chance to see where they are being sent decides to reject the ride. The fact that the driver is being assigned a ride without any confirmation as they are currently driving and not able to check the details, I'm left twiddling my thumbs as the platform's "negotiations" with drivers for my destination just looks like incompetence from my vantage point.
- charlieyu1 1y ago
  I'm not sure if drivers can take new orders while driving. Happened to me once, the uber comes with a passenger from the previous trip who left there.
  - dylan604 1y ago
    it happens all of the time. the app pops up a notification to the driver that a new ride has been assigned, and they can click to dismiss the notification. i can't think of the last ride i was in that the next ride was not assigned before my ride was completed