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Ask HN: Are ride-sharing pay rates sustainable?

I recently did an UberPool. The passenger and I each paid $6 for the entire ride.

Between pickups and dropoffs, it lasted 45 minutes. The driver explained it would take him 15 minutes to return to an area with customer demand. After taking into account Uber's take, plus the other costs of being an Uber contractor/driver, how long can we expect these rates to last before either a driver revolt or significant price increase to customers?

34 points lscore720 10 years ago 19 comments

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