InDrive brings its ‘bid-based’ ride-hail app to the US
InDrive (formerly inDriver) is bringing a new type of ride-hailing app to South Florida. The startup operates a “bid-based” platform wherein passengers can name their own fare for a ride, and nearby drivers can accept, decline or counter the offer. At a time when ride-hail customers are feeling squeezed by higher fares and drivers are […]
You make a great point there. I’ve never really considered if the drive would put you past the point of being exhausted and needing to sleep. A hotel bonus would be better even if there are some people who would rather keep it and sleep in the car. I also think you are correct in the fact that the 10% might increase once they need to add on other factors lie background check ect…
The 10% is more than enough. I said nothing about a hotel bonus, that should be considered an expense for the driver and factored in to their min rate for a ride.
Uber and lyft did a lot of good for the mobility of the populous but the way they have intentionally pushed down peoples expectations on what they should pay for a ride is equal to the good they have done.
I run my own service as well as another app called empower, they let us set our own rates and my min on empower is $10. Most people don’t balk at that but I’ve argued with doofuses on the other site about them thinking that they should be able to get a ride for as little as $5 with no consideration on the drivers cost to operate. People seem to do the math and science think we are able to make $60/hour and therefore are overpaid for this job.