Not All Uber Drivers Like Surge Pricing, Either

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 23, 2015 @05:05AM from the what-the-market-will-bear dept.

CNET reports that Uber's practice of surge pricing, which sometimes raises the ire of passengers, isn't universally acclaimed by the company's drivers, either. "[M]ost Uber riders," according the the linked article, "despise surge pricing," though it's not clear quite how that "most" is arrived at. From the piece: They've complained about running up bills totaling hundreds of dollars, and have criticized the company for using surge pricing during emergencies, like Hurricane Sandy and the Sydney hostage crisis. The San Francisco Better Business Bureau gave Uber the grade of an F because of complaints related to surge pricing. And New York lawmakers have even proposed legislation to put limits on how high fares can go. Now some drivers, like [San Francisco Uber driver Peter] Ashlock, are also having second thoughts on surge pricing." On the other hand, what system would you propose to better reward drivers for working at high-demand times?

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Why do they hate capitalism? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2015-08-23 05:10 · Score: 2, Funny

Free market is what made the west great! :-p
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(I hope the sarcasm is obvious...)

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Just call a taxi... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-08-23 05:13 · Score: 4, Funny

If uber is too expensive, just call a taxi?