Don't you think Uber giving out peoples contact information like that would be a gross violation of riders privacy? If the driver wants they can ask the rider for their contact info (although I would find that kinda creepy).
> In either case driving someone is a service you provide to Uber customers.
No. Look at https://arcade.city. Their drivers are independent business operators, because they own the relationship with the riders. Uber drivers not only don't own the relationship with riders, but they're forbidden from owning it, which is what makes them employees. It's literally against the terms of service for Uber drivers to act as independent business owners, despite the expensive PR campaigns they run for regulators and the general public.
The CEO of Uber was literally fired for getting caught on camera berating an employee who was complaining that Travis had lowered the amount of money he was earning after the employee had taken out a huge car loan. If this driver wasn't an employee, he would have been allowed to set his own prices, so that conversation never could have even happened.
That could be a part of the contract between driver and uber. You cannot sell to our (uber) clients while offering a service for us.
The driver can set his/her own prices. When they decide which rideshare to use many use price to determine who they want to work for. If they decide Uber they get a scaling scale / surge pricing.
The driver doesn't set the customer price. They can only control the price Uber pays them.. some have asked for more and some have walked over it.
> who was complaining that Travis had lowered the amount of money he was earning after the employee had taken out a huge car loan.
Buying a new car was not Uber's decision and he doesn't have to drive for Uber, he can drive for other companies with that same car and even during the same hours.
He can set his own price, and Uber can say no, that's too high, find someone else to sell your service to.
