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Re:Uber Q3 Results by ngoel36 on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @01:03AM (#21450058)
> Uber has only made finding the ride more efficient but it has not made the actual ride itself more efficient.

Driver cost per trip = Driver cost per hour / Driver utilization.

By making finding the ride more efficient, Uber meaningfully increases driver utilization, decreasing driver cost per trip.

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Re:Uber Q3 Results by mepiethree on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @03:56AM (#21450757)
Drivers arent paid per hour though
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Re:Uber Q3 Results by ganitarashid on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @02:06AM (#21450326)
Apparently the decrease hasn’t been enough to have a positive impact on Uber financials
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