The Impact of Seattle’s Driver and Courier Pay Regulations
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by Uber Under the Hood
1M ago
In 2020 the city of Seattle passed the Fare Share ordinance which set minimum compensation for rideshare drivers; in 2022, they followed this with PayUp, similar legislation aimed at delivery couriers. While these earning standards were written with the intention of improving the welfare of earners, they have failed to deliver, and proven to have negative consequences for the riders, eaters, and local restaurants whose voices they ignored. Prices for riders and eaters have increased dramatically, hitting low-income residents the hardest. Meanwhile, drivers, couriers, and restaurants in Seattle ..read more
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App-based earnings help Americans keep pace with rising cost of living, amid economy concerns
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by Uber Under the Hood
1M ago
National trends show that Americans are worried about higher prices and their financial wellbeing, and that more people are taking on part-time work in order to earn extra money. Many are choosing work that allows them to have more flexibility around their own schedule. To better understand these trends, we commissioned two polls with the help of Morning Consult, Benenson Strategy Group, and GS Strategy Group across a key set of “battleground” states — states that will be a focus during the 2024 presidential election campaigns and which could ultimately determine the election. The first poll s ..read more
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Understanding Uber’s Share of Driver Earnings
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by Uber Under the Hood
3M ago
Understanding Uber’s Share of Driver Earnings Uber achieved several important financial milestones in 2023, generating our first operating profit and billions in free cash flow so far this year. Over nearly a decade of losses, many observers suggested Uber would never be profitable. Now that we are, those same skeptics assert that Uber’s financial improvement must have come at drivers’ expense: in other words, the only reason Uber was able to become profitable was by raising prices while taking an ever larger share of the pie. This is false. To better understand why, it’s u ..read more
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Unpacking congestion: causes, impacts, and solutions
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by Uber Under the Hood
1y ago
Uber’s mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. But the world moves a lot more slowly when high levels of traffic congestion make travel times long and unpredictable. For decades, city planners, policymakers, and academics have endeavored to understand the nature of congestion and debated how best to address it. As a company whose business relies on moving people and goods quickly and efficiently across cities, Uber also has an interest in mitigating congestion to the extent feasible. This involves understanding both its root causes and the role all road users play ..read more
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Unpacking congestion: causes, impacts, and solutions
Uber Under the Hood
by Uber Under the Hood
1y ago
Uber’s mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. But the world moves a lot more slowly when high levels of traffic congestion make travel times long and unpredictable. For decades, city planners, policymakers, and academics have endeavored to understand the nature of congestion and debated how best to address it. As a company whose business relies on moving people and goods quickly and efficiently across cities, Uber also has an interest in mitigating congestion to the extent feasible. This involves understanding both its root causes and the role all road users play ..read more
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Additional research shows Uber’s role in reducing drunk driving nationwide
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by Uber Under the Hood
2y ago
By: Kristin Smith, Head of Global Road Safety Policy Impaired driving is one of the deadliest crimes in America — approximately one-third of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol. We have seen the impact impaired driving has on communities and how ridesharing can help solve this problem. Last month, the Journal of American Medical Association published an independent study that proves we have made significant progress in reducing drinking and driving. The study, “Association of Rideshare Use With Alcohol-Associated Motor Vehicle Crash Trauma’’ showed that Uber’s presence in a city r ..read more
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New Research shows Uber’s role in reducing drunk driving
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by Uber Under the Hood
3y ago
By Kristin Smith, Head of Global Road Safety Policy Every day 28 people lose their lives to drunk drivers in the US; that’s one person every 52 minutes. The impact impaired driving has on our society is emotionally damaging, costly, and oftentimes life altering. As a leader in ridesharing, we are committed to doing our part to be a reliable ride within reach and help put an end to impaired driving. Today, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) published an independent* study that proves we have made significant progress towards achieving this goal. The study, “Association ..read more
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Uber Joins Road Safety Advocates in Calling for National Vision Zero Commitment
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by Uber Under the Hood
3y ago
By Kristin Smith, Head of Global Road Safety Policy Nearly 40,000 people lose their lives on our nation’s roadways every year, and traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people under 25 years old. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Uber is committed to being a strong partner in road safety. That’s why we are joining a coalition of national road safety advocates in asking President Biden to commit to a goal of eliminating traffic fatalities in our country by 2050. This would put the US in line with 144 other countries who signed onto this commitment. Vision Zero is an internat ..read more
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Addressing inadvertent bias
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by Uber Under the Hood
3y ago
In a recent analysis of public ridesharing and Census data in Chicago, Akshat Pandey and Aylin Caliskan at The George Washington University explore correlations between ridesharing fares and neighborhood characteristics. In addition to finding that average per-mile fares are higher for trips to and from areas with higher home prices, higher education levels, and younger residents, the authors also claim a small but measurable bias if the destination is a neighborhood with a higher proportion of nonwhite residents. While we commend the Pandey & Caliskan study for investigating this importan ..read more
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The Impact of Third-Party Food Delivery During COVID-19
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by Uber Under the Hood
3y ago
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting public health measures have severely impacted the restaurant industry. With dine-in operations largely prohibited, many restaurants have turned to take-out and delivery models to continue reaching customers, maintain revenue, and stay in business. To better understand the impact of third-party food delivery platforms on restaurants during this time, Uber Eats partnered with Technomic, an industry-leading market research firm, to conduct a survey of more than 400 restaurants based in the US and Canada in June of this year. All operators surveyed currently ..read more
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