Oh, sure, on supply demand imbalances, I'd be ok with surge pricing if that's what you mean. I don't need prices to be constant for days, I'd just like them to be fixed at the moment both sides agree to the transaction.
It seems like that should be doable with current tech, without even affecting the price of many transactions (except the ones where drivers are going intentionally slowly).
The inputs for Uber's pricing are time, distance, and the demand multiplier. Google maps does a pretty good job at giving an expected time and distance for a driver taking the ideal route. The driver / Uber can toss in a demand multiplier. If we agree that the Google Maps (or some other mapping service) time estimate is "close enough," then we should be able to calculate the fee before I sit down.
The driver can then feel free to take a scenic route, but it comes out of their pocket, not mine, so they probably won't.
Or we can do nothing. I'm just really tired of cabs missing my exit "accidentally." Three of the last four times I came back from the airport. The last trip I directed every lane change from the backseat. I feel like I shouldn't have to do that.
It seems like that should be doable with current tech, without even affecting the price of many transactions (except the ones where drivers are going intentionally slowly).
The inputs for Uber's pricing are time, distance, and the demand multiplier. Google maps does a pretty good job at giving an expected time and distance for a driver taking the ideal route. The driver / Uber can toss in a demand multiplier. If we agree that the Google Maps (or some other mapping service) time estimate is "close enough," then we should be able to calculate the fee before I sit down.
The driver can then feel free to take a scenic route, but it comes out of their pocket, not mine, so they probably won't.
Or we can do nothing. I'm just really tired of cabs missing my exit "accidentally." Three of the last four times I came back from the airport. The last trip I directed every lane change from the backseat. I feel like I shouldn't have to do that.