re: #127 goddamnedfrank

I honestly don’t understand why Uber & Lyft are pushing this so hard, since after expenses their drivers are only making a median profit of $3.37 / hr. Now they can probably save more than that in aggregate through economy of scale, having their own garages, mechanics and large insurance pool and by selling the tech if (big if) they can secure lucrative patents, but all of that has to offset the cost of the cars and the increased overall liability.

I think that’s the reason. Once people start connecting that they are not getting paid enough, their revenue will dry up.

And right now it’s all going the other way, Google is suing Uber over stolen IP. The tech Uber does have seems to be sub par at best, they’re just running their own software on top of other manufacturers’ cars, using other manufacturers hardware and with nothing much to show for it except for this gigantic PR crap sandwich.

Seems they keep making errors.