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I think what he means by "negative cost" is that you actually pay people (in credit), to take the bike to the desired station.
by xanderstrike 12y ago
I think what he means by "negative cost" is that you actually pay people (in credit), to take the bike to the desired station.
- eridius 12y agoYes that's what I understood as well, although that's just one component of "dynamically price". And even that isn't really going to work. That's equivalent to just paying someone outright to rebalance bikes, except it's ad-hoc, only moves one bike at a time, and significantly complicates the process.
- SilasX 12y agoI agree that making money through riding a bike from a low to high demand station would be an edge case, but I don't see how it adds significant complication. You just list what the price would be at different stations if they return the bike there, with some being refunds.
- Scoundreller 12y agoWhich is what they do already, except they pay employees/vehicles/fuel. The providers have some philosophical problem with paying regular people to do the very same. Once they overcome this, the system will work a whole lot better and more profitably.