Uber Driver
topic on 6 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes · said 4 times in 2 episodes since 2023
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Khosrowshahi: Average Uber driver logs 4-5x more mileage than regular drivers
“The average Uber driver is driving four to five times the mileage of the average driver.”
NYC yellow taxi driver profitability is superior to Uber driver earnings
“The profitability of a yellow taxi driver was superior to that of an Uber driver.”
Gurley: Autonomous driving won't eliminate all Uber drivers within 30 years
“Oh, autonomous driving is going to get rid of every Uber driver. You know, if that happens within 30 years, I'll be shocked.”
Rao: Uber drivers generate the R&D data used to automate their jobs
“When an Uber driver picks a passenger from point A and drops him off at point B, that passenger gets a ride and the driver gets paid some money. But the data that's generated that goes and feeds machine learning algorithms that, you know, improve everything fr…”
Polling Shows Most Uber Drivers Prefer Independent Status Over Employee Status
“If you actually look at some of the polls, it's actually not the case. I mean, if you even talk to a lot of Uber drivers, they're not even aware of it, and if you ask them if they prefer to be W-II or T-Nine-I mean, not necessarily in those terms, they say tha…”