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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How's the uberPool business going? Personally I wouldn't use it (because when I use uber it's more time- and less cost-driven) but I'm curious about it as a business model. [/quote]

uberPOOL sucks.  After testing it out dozens of different ways, it is simply not profitable for a driver because picking up subsequent riders after the first one is a time-suck and money-loser.  To make the most of it I pick up the first rider in a Pool and then use an option in the app to 'Stop New Requests' and then complete the trip as normal.  When I drop off that single rider I then go back online to receive the next request.  Doing it this way pays out the same as a normal uberX trip, whereas the subsequent rider(s) gets a discount so steep that I'm basically driving them around for free.  uberPOOL is wonderful in theory because it is super-efficient, but this is still a business and not a charity.  And it's much easier to just focus on a single rider rather than multiple rides strung together all over town.  Until uber reduces the discount to something reasonable that it can still be profitable for a driver, I'll continue doing it this way.  uberPOOL requests are about 25% of the pings, with a higher concentration of them coming from around GW, Howard, and AU.

The only time I would ever have multiple riders in the car on a Pool trip is if they happen to be standing right next to each other at the pick-up location or if the surge at the time is 2x+.  These are the only ways doing uberPOOL rides is worth my time.

Lastly, if you're in a hurry, DO NOT USE UBERPOOL!

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