Uber Wait Times Rise 19% as Prices Climb 53%: Study

Uber Wait Times Rise 19% as Prices Climb 53%: Study(businessinsider.com)

12 points by richardbarosky 2 hours ago | 4 comments

xvxvx 2 hours ago |

I’ve noticed a sizable decrease in Amazon Prime delivery speed and quality this year. Items often see their delivery window constantly pushed back, even to the next day. Some items have gone missing. Some arrived damaged. A far cry from the early days. Waiting for the inevitable price increase to counterbalance the decreased service.

toomuchtodo 1 hour ago | |

Shortage of desperate labor for gig work. Uber, DoorDash, Amazon deliveries, etc.

Amazon could just switch to USPS for the last mile, they choose not to for profitmaxxing. Only lasts so long as the prime working age cohort continues to shrink in the US, pushing wages up.

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ericbarrett 53 minutes ago | | |

Soon they’re going to be flying large, noisy drones over our houses and apartments all day.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/texas-residents-are-fed-up-with-a...

chung8123 1 hour ago |

Uber and Lyft estimates for wait time are wildly inaccurate. My tin foil hat says its a way to get you to commit and commit to the upgraded priority.

2muchtime 1 hour ago |

Gas prices up, less people driving in Uber?