Comment by Pingk
The article doesn't mention if tips are included in their calculation (I suspect not).
Are Uber/Lyft still cheaper after a 10-15% tip?
The article doesn't mention if tips are included in their calculation (I suspect not).
Are Uber/Lyft still cheaper after a 10-15% tip?
Assuming you didn’t upgrade to a different tier or pay for priority to get your uber faster or a nicer ride.
Uber also can increase the cost of the ride on you with unexpected routes or time. Yes you can complain, but I am sure plenty don’t even notice.
The math isn’t wrong, but it’s not so black and white.
I’m in the camp though of “I would pay double not to deal with a human”
Only about 15% people tip https://www.businessinsider.com/1-percent-uber-riders-always...
Important caveat to that study from right at the end of the article:
the data set used for the study, while massive, was limited to 2017 data. [...] Uber only added a tipping function to its app in 2017
So the study was either before you could even tip in the app or soon after and when it was still new.
A more recent study would interesting.
Assuming the rides are comparable, the article has a table which includes price/km (weird) of Lyft: $7.99, Uber: $8.36, and Waymo: $11.22. On that data, Waymo is roughly 40% higher, so way more than just a tip.