Will Uber let drivers set their own fares? Reacting to California passing AB5, which requires rideshare drivers to become employees, Uber’s scrambling. They’ve rolled out a limited test to see what happens if they allow drivers to set their own fares. Why would Uber do this? If drivers set their own fares, they look more …
Category: Gig Economy
End for Rideshare Drivers?
Beginning of the end for rideshare drivers? Fleets of full self driving (FSD) vehicles aren’t just ‘concept cars’, they’re here. Matthew De Silva describes his recent, somewhat autonomous Lyft ride in Las Vegas at CES 2020. It’s not a robo-taxi… yet. This was a ‘somewhat autonomous’ rideshare experience. There were two Lyft ‘drivers’ in the …
Uber Works the Gig Economy
Uber’s creating Uber Works, a temporary staffing business solution, and attempting to diversify their play in the gig economy? Yeah. Rideshare driving not working out? Uber hopes you need another gig! Would you rather work cleaning? Catering? Doing food prep? Assembly line? Events? Moving loads in a warehouse? Maybe you can make more money as …
Am I making money?
Am I making any money driving rideshare? If you’re asking that question, then you’re looking for the answer. There isn’t one simple answer but here’s how you can get YOUR answer.
Model 3 Taxi
If you have not thought about using a Model 3 for rideshare vehicle, then you need look at your competition.
Rideshare: A Preview of the Future
There are three key elements to the future of rideshare as an industry and for owner/operators: Electric, Fleets, RoboTaxi.
Uber and Lyft will fail miserably
All current rideshare platforms will fail because their RoboTaxi software cannot scale, and that is the future. That does not mean there won’t be RoboTaxis
You are a Contractor!
If you drive Rideshare, you are a contractor. Get over it. You work when you want. You work for other companies. when you want and who you want. You know what the payment agreement is before you start. You decide who does or does not get into your personal car. You deduct all your expenses …
A Gig Business No One Has Ever Heard About
A new type of business is required for the coming Transportation as a Service economy.
Rideshare Drivers Cheer DiDi Competition
Read the article here to see what’s going on for Brisbane rideshare drivers and ‘Why your Uber driver may be cancelling your ride this week.’ [August 1, 2019] Rideshare drivers are at the mercy of their platform providers: they set the fare rates they charge customers and the fees they charge drivers. If you want …