Uber already works this way here in the UK and in my opinion it's the only fair way to charge for rides. I'm totally ok with paying for the ride I actually took (taking into account traffic and diversions) so that drivers make a decent living.
This encourages drivers to maximize each fare, though. So now every time my driver makes a wrong turn, not only does it cost me time but it also costs me money - and what's worse is the drivers are now incentivized to do this!
True, although unlike a taxi, I can see during the trip the route the driver should be taking and, after the trip, I can see the route the driver actuall took.
And, if the route taken is unreasonably different from the optimal route, I can complain to Uber and get a refund.
So yes, while drivers may be incentivised to take longer routes, they can’t do it without being exposed.
That doesn’t make any sense. Unless something else has changed, there’s no concrete way of knowing or estimating the cost of a ride. The price per mile/min is not regulated or posted like taxis. So what, you just hope surge pricing or per-rider-price-discrimination is not suddenly in play?
you would know if surge pricing took effect, the range is pretty small in the UK (a few pounds). you aren't going to suddenly pay 20 quid over the midpoint of the original band
Indeed, I don't know why there is such a fuss about it. It's not like the pricing is super shady, it just shows a small range like £12 - £15, to take into account irregularities in traffic.
