I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22

Re:I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Pr... by warent on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @05:52PM (#24702731)

I don't think this works for two reasons. First you're incentivizing the wrong behavior, which would be to complete the ride as fast as possible rather than completing it safely. The second is that it breaks down in small economies where people can easily price fix.

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Re:I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Pr... by notyouravgdoge on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @07:31PM (#24703691)

Aren't Uber/Lyft/food delivery gig-economy folks already encouraged to complete the ride (or delivery) as fast as possible?

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Re:I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Pr... by admax88q on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @11:10AM (#24709053)

I agree smaller economies could be a problem, but I'm not sure there's a better solution. A small economy is unlikely to have taxi services at all. Small economies are usually geographically smaller meaning taxis will have to compete against just walking or biking.

Adding driver reviews to your bid helps discourage unsafe driving. All transportations services (except public transit) are encouraged to complete rides as fast as possible to then get the next ride.

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