Uber has transformed transportation worldwide, directly connecting drivers and passengers to much lower prices than the taxi fleet. One of the most attractive parts of the application is how much autonomy drivers have - but reporters found that the picture painted by the company was much more optimistic than the result of the work.
The chief executive of Uber had already told the Wall Street Journal that the typical driver can earn up to $ 100,000 (US $ 339,000) per year. This made Buzzfeed News reporters stay curious to understand how the application estimates the earnings of drivers.
Journalists had access to leaked documents by former employees and realized that the calculations used to estimate the wages were too simplistic. Under pressure, the company redid the calculations with a more thorough method. Result: announced the lower estimates of the history of application in three major US urban areas.
In Detroit, where the minimum wage is $ 8.50 per hour worked, the driver Uber gained, on average, US $ 8.77. The amount already deducts the cost of gasoline and car depreciation, whereas a vehicle depreciates 4 cents for each kilometer driven. The income of the driver is as low as 31% of what he wins the races goes to maintenance and fuel, not to mention the commission due to Uber. (commission)
The situation is slightly better in Houston, Texas. There, the state minimum wage is $ 7.25 / hour, and the Uber drivers take US $ 10.75. Their costs are also lower in percentage terms, leaving 24% of the gross income of the drivers.
Of the areas studied, who is doing better in Uber works in Colorado, the urban area of Denver. There the minimum wage is US $ 8.31 per hour, with the average Uber driver receiving US $ 13.17 net, after investing 22% of which takes the races in the car.
Prior to this revision, the forecast net earnings of Uber drivers was an average of $ 17 per hour, based on 2014 data Compared to the gross income in Detroit, US $ 12.70, a drop of 25% . At the time, the application rates in the US were higher and did not take into account the day to day costs of the driver.
A reduction in service prices was put into practice in the country in January 2016 and led to protests in New York. The company defended itself by saying that the rate decrease is offset in the income of drivers for an increase in the number of passengers.
Meanwhile, Uber is looking for new ways to continue to lower prices. The CEO of the company announced last year that it wants to make as cheap service that will be more worthwhile to walk only Uber than having to own a car - and this scenario has everything to do with the investment company and its competitors in cars autonomous, completely waive the cost drivers.
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