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Re:Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 by pj_mukh on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:25PM (#22261555)
Yea, so how are the unit costs working out? Why is delivery so costly AND they are losing money? How costly is delivery supposed to be for a company to be profitable (assuming NYC level density).
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Re:Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 by michaelt on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:52AM (#22264820)
> Why is delivery so costly

If I live 10 minutes and 2 miles from a pizza place, a round trip is $1 in fuel and depreciation, and $4 salary at minimum wage - if the driver is driving constantly, never has to wait for the food to be ready or sit around waiting for orders to come in.

If the driver sometimes has to wait around for the food to be ready, and there are quiet times at the start and end of the evening, and the driver gets health insurance, holiday/sick leave and a pension, delivery could easily cost $10.

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