They point out that these rideshare apps can detect what your phone's battery % is, and the TOS says they may access that info.
To test the allegation, they used two phones with different battery levels and compared the prices (at the same time, & with same destination), but did not find pricing differences.
They reached out to Uber who made a statement:
> Uber does not use personalized pricing nor is battery life a factor in determining fares. Pricing is optimized for the network as a whole, not any one individual rider or driver. [1]
Here is the reference Uber provided which describes how prices are set, and how other marketplace functionality works. [2]
They point out that these rideshare apps can detect what your phone's battery % is, and the TOS says they may access that info.
To test the allegation, they used two phones with different battery levels and compared the prices (at the same time, & with same destination), but did not find pricing differences.
They reached out to Uber who made a statement:
> Uber does not use personalized pricing nor is battery life a factor in determining fares. Pricing is optimized for the network as a whole, not any one individual rider or driver. [1]
Here is the reference Uber provided which describes how prices are set, and how other marketplace functionality works. [2]
[1] https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/verify/verify-does-uber-ch...
[2] https://www.uber.com/us/en/marketplace/