Uber Partners and Drivers

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Post by timjahn » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 2:20 AM UTC

Uber Partners and Drivers
partners.uber.com

Re: Uber Partners and Drivers

#2

Post by dishank » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 3:08 AM UTC

I always loved this idea of business, it allows for you to make some extra money when you have time. I remember another product a couple of years ago that didn't do so well. It was located in Georgia, it has since closed down. The biggest problem they had was with the ability to scale this product to keep the attention to customers high while keeping costs low.

Re: Uber Partners and Drivers

#3

Post by vlokshin » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 4:59 AM UTC

Direct competition to Sidecar? (Lyft as well, but Lyft schedules the drivers a bit)

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#4

Post by robertwalsh0 » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:05 AM UTC

I feel like this it just one assault away from hurting Uber's brand big time.

Re: Uber Partners and Drivers

#5

Post by Bockit » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:25 AM UTC

robertwalsh0 wrote: post #4

I feel like this it just one assault away from hurting Uber's brand big time.

This is something they're going to have to deal with eventually. It will happen, and it will suck, and they will have to manage it. I think once you reach a large enough scale in a business connecting strangers, unsavoury events are statistically unavoidable. I guess the trick is not just mitigating the chance but also being ready to respond. Which means both to the victims and to the public.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:30 AM UTC

robertwalsh0 wrote: post #4

I feel like this it just one assault away from hurting Uber's brand big time.

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Post by borlak » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:33 AM UTC

dishank wrote: post #2

I always loved this idea of business, it allows for you to make some extra money when you have time. I remember another product a couple of years ago that didn't do so well. It was located in Georgia, it has since closed down. The biggest problem they had was with the ability to scale this product to keep the attention to customers high while keeping costs low.

Russians have been doing this for years, without any company involved. Don't want to wait for taxi or trams? Just put your arm out, and someone will stop, and you tell them where you want to go and ask 'how much'? They call them private drivers.

Want to make some extra money on the weekend? Be a private driver. Hang out near tram stops and you will get customers..

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Post by robbiep » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:38 AM UTC

robertwalsh0 wrote: post #4

I feel like this it just one assault away from hurting Uber's brand big time.

The horse has sort of bolted on this one

http://www.autostraddle.com/raped-by-an-uber-cab-driver-horr...

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#9

Post by chrsstrm » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:40 AM UTC

The second image in the rotator showed something I found interesting. Do drivers rate passengers as well as passengers rating drivers? What seems to be the name of the pickup at the bottom of the screen has a rating behind the name.

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Post by stbtrax » Mon, Mar 04, 2013, 5:41 AM UTC

chrsstrm wrote: post #9

The second image in the rotator showed something I found interesting. Do drivers rate passengers as well as passengers rating drivers? What seems to be the name of the pickup at the bottom of the screen has a rating behind the name.

yes, I've seen an uber driver get prompted to rate me at the end of a fare