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Uber is expected to pay $3.1 billion to acquire a Dubai ride-sharing rival, Careem
Uber is expected to pay $3.1 billion to acquire a Dubai ride-sharing rival.According to Bloomberg, Uber is making ... -
Do air fresheners lower ratings?
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Actually, this may actually be possible. I am hesitant to give any ideas to scummy telemarketers, but here goes. I will have to describe a few components of how Uber's phone system works.
Uber uses a switchboard to connect drivers and riders without using people's personal phone numbers. We all are familiar with this, right? The phone numbers that appear on your caller IDs are not of those of real people's. However these numbers are active and they do work...just for the duration that's needed. Uber does this to protect the privacy of the users on both sides.
Here's the thing. those numbers are re-used over and over again, as there are only finite number of phone numbers in the world. The number is limited by how many phone numbers a company (i.e. the switchboard service) can own.
Now for the telemarkers. They have automatic software-driven phone dialers to place massive number of calls. All they need is a list of phone numbers. What if they just use the list of numbers registered under the switchboard? They are static phone numbers that are being re-used all day along to serve 100s of million of users. So it's conceivable that Uber's numbers are being targetted and are being fed into these dialers.
When you think about it, these numbers are prime targets for telemarketers.
- The audience is known and targeted. They are drivers, passengers, and people in transit. They can customize the content of the calls.
- However, it has good coverage of wide range of audience. People of all ages, both genders, etc.
- The calls to these numbers probably have good response rates. Calls made to these numbers are usually purposeful and Uber drivers and passengers rely on them as they seek for each other.
- The numbers are being re-used constantly and at all times of the days. You cannot say that about people's home phones or even some individual
- You cannot easily block it. The numbers that appear on your caller ID will be different every time.
Do you think my theory is correct? I am hoping I am wrong here, and as I have never received these calls on my own, I am not sure whether any of this stands.
My worst nightmare. Never been in one and I never speed.
They continue to invest in other R&D areas like building robot taxis and new airports...all at the cost of the drivers.
This may change though as the investors would like to see some profits.
Someone should just start a separate company that builds these auto cars, get investor funding, and work on it somewhere else. Let Uber focus on what it does now.
In general the answer is "no". However there are some privileged drivers for both Uber and Lyft who can see the destinations before accepting. These are drivers who are highly rated, have high acceptance rate or have an elevated status, such as Uber's Pro Diamond.
Yeah, I read somewhere that riders are displayed the instructions on how it works. I am more than 100% sure that most riders don't bother to read that.
Ironically, the new Uber users may read it more. The experienced users would just request and look away.
are these steep prices? I feel like $100 is pretty cheap for you to throw up in someone else's car.
Definitely deactivated. My condolences.
Because they aren't independent contractors. They are employed.
Well, like everyone says, Uber can do whatever they want, with all the money and power of having a monopoly. Snap of a finger is all it takes.
Perhaps what would be a useful info is what the heck the driver should do after the car is out of commission.
It’s our livelihood, and this is a huge problem for rideshare drivers.
They must have plenty of drivers where you are from. They are just thinning out the herd and don’t care.
Nope. It crashes sometimes, but 9 out of 10 times I reopen it and it is doing what’s its supposed to be doing.
You say be aware, but what are we supposed to do about it. LOL.
Look at this article that states:
"Lyft set aside 5% of the shares for directors and some employees as well as for drivers who as of February have completed 10,000 rides on its platform or are serving or served on a driver advisory council. The company also will pay cash bonuses to those long-standing drivers, including $10,000 for those who completed at least 20,000 rides."
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/meet-the-drivers-who-may-be-offered-1000000-to-purchase-stock-in-lyft-thoughts-what-would-you-do
Yes. Yes, they can. As they should be able to.
So if you do this too often your ratings will gone down and risk waiting longer for your future trips. One example where the rating system works well.
First of all, minors cannot give consent. However, I do see your argument. Can they ask for a ride from a stranger? or an Uncle? Of course they can, right? So as long as there is no provider-customer relationship, perhaps there is nothing illegal about this.
Now the real argument is the liability, right? You are NOT the uncle but a total stranger. You also have responsibilities when you are transporting a minor in your care.
I love happy endings.
I fully expected the driver to get busted and go to jail. What's happened to me.
Yes. I can use the money.
This article compares the $0.11/mile to other figures like IRS and expenses, but this is on top of what we have already been paid.
It doesn't seem that bad to me. Then again I am not sure what I comparing against.
I assume many other drivers are feeling the same way. If we don't take this, we may see no money. I wouldn't even know what to do next if I didn't.
Don't you mean the passenger locations, maybe? I know females prefer that drivers not know where they live. That would be a security risk. Drivers? I suppose drivers can get robbed or something.
Perhaps taxi drivers used to get attacked because they carry cash (as they accept cash payments), but I am thinking Uber drivers not so much. For what they make, they'd be horrible targets to rob for cash.
Webcam is pretty much a must for every driver. Recording what happens is a requirement to protect ourselves.
Personal car, independent contractor, obvious camera in plain sight. I don’t wanna hear it.
Brush off your feet.
Do your part in looking for us, please. Look out for the car, pay attention, stare at the license plate, tell us what you look like, get your face out of the phone.
We are fighting all kinds of things on the road to get to you (think airport). The least you can do is to pay attention!