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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://nyti.ms/22OytVg

Thoughts, OP?[/quote]

This is uber corporate propaganda.  That hypothetical scenario in the story was the most efficient streak of pool rides ever.  They are never this way in real life.  Also, rates in San Francisco rates are higher.  Here are current DC pool rates:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/6wOPCp8.jpg[/img]

DC is also running a discount on pool, up to 40% off uberX rates:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/kfTmaFp.jpg[/img]

Driving at discounts like these is the same as driving for free.  A 3-mile, 10 minute, single passenger uberX ride always nets $5.  A 3-mile, 2-stop pool ride takes 15 minutes and can pay less than $3 net total.  It's a losing proposition.  At regular rates I think I could game pool enough to make it worth my time, but never at these discounted ones.

And the idea is great, I get it.  uberPOOL is good for the environment and takes a lot of cars off the road.  But until uber sets pool rates at a reasonable level, it'll be impossible to get good drivers who are in-the-know to accept pool rides, and then the quality of the service will suffer (as we already see) because only the inexperienced will accept pool rides since they don't know better.[/quote]

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