I gave a friend a ride to down south of Austin yesterday and that was the closest thing to an Uber event that I have had since I stopped driving several months ago. It was, in a sense, a rideshare type of ride but it was not an "Uber" ride.
The latest update from Uber discussed earnings averages of the drivers. The information stated that they were averaging $20.00 an hour which I thought was pretty damn good especially considering the situation. There were a few nights that I only made it to a $10.00 an hour average but not very often. I usually ran more towards the $30.00 an hour range. The update also shared rider demand information. It was not a surprise but did further deepen the sadness felt about downtown as the information and the accompanying map showed that most of the demand was in the Round Rock area. No indication of any demand in downtown. Before, there would be so much demand in downtown that the area on the map in the app would be such a deep red color that it was almost black. Red of course indicating a very high demand. Its just sad. The soul of downtown Austin is gone.
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