Lyft CFO Brian Roberts told investors this week that the driver crunch is not expected to be a long-term challenge. "But in major cities like New York, San Francisco and LA, demand continues to outpace supply and prices and wait times remain above our comfort levels." "Drivers increasingly want to get back on the road,"Khosrowshahi told investors on an earnings call on Wednesday.
He said in a series of tweets in June that fares have leapt just 30%, pointing out that driver pay also jumped by 37%. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi acknowledges that prices are stiffer, though he said outside estimates were exaggerated. In some cities, Uber and Lyft prices are up 79% from pre-pandemic levels, according to analytics firm Gridwise Inc. But the incentives aren't solving the problem.
The companies are offering one-time signing bonuses for new drivers and other cash perks for completing additional trips. Not convenient, but it is the new ride-hailing app norm: Pricey fares and extended waits, as Lyft and Uber grapple with a driver shortage that has riders feeling the pain and the companies sweetening the pot to entice more drivers on the road. "But a 30 minute wait is not convenient." "It's supposed to be like a taxi service that's supposed to be convenient," Park said.
The fare was not much different.īoth ride-hailing apps predicted cars would not reach Park for a half hour. "Roll my eyes to the back of my head until I can't roll them anymore," Park said. He had been staring down a maximum sentence of more than a century.Jenny Park landed recently at Los Angeles International Airport from New York and planned to take an Uber home to her place in the Highland Park neighborhood.īefore she ordered the car, she was hit with sticker shock: the trip would be $150, or about half the price of her flight from New York. I was tricked into believing someone was what they weren’t,” she said.īurks, a father of four, also pleaded guilty to four counts of kidnapping, two counts of abduction, one count of theft, and one count of domestic violence. “But I can stand up here and tell you today that the world is a less safe and more dangerous place for all of these young women when this man is allowed freedom.”Ī third victim sobbed on the stand during her testimony and said the attack haunts her every day: “I never would have thought my life would have gotten here. “I know there are many more men, and many more people, who have bad intentions that I cannot save them from,” she said, reported. Christian Burks allegedly faked being an Uber driver and raped five female passengers in separate instances.
“I hope they can free themselves of any space you occupy in their heads.”Īnother victim who thought she was getting into an Uber when Burks assaulted her also spoke - but wasn’t able to look at him in court. “There is not one thing that the victims did where they bear responsibility for what happened to them,” Synenberg said Tuesday, reported.
I will not be haunted by the thought of you.”Ĭuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joan Synenberg called Burks - who preyed on his victims outside restaurants in the city’s downtown - “cunning” and “ruthless” during the sentencing, saying he targeted women who had been trying to get home safely by taking Ubers. I am not an object for you to use at your disposal. I hope you never live another day without the soul-crushing weight of me on your mind,” one of the victims told him, the outlet reported. “I hope you are haunted by my limp body lying in the backseat of your car. Some of his victims took turns addressing him in court.
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