Uber has been making quite a few changes lately. Most of these changes have been intended to help drivers make more money and restore their faith in Uber, though there have always been some positive changes for riders. Uber has just rolled out a functionality for riders that's long overdue. It's now possible to request…
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We've had this in Singapore for a while now - their main competitor Grab had it for a while before thrm and it is surprisingly handy - I often share with a local friend en route to/from dinner etc now it's easy to set it up before we get in the car
Before we'd run into issues where the driver wouldn't want to do a second drop once we got on the trip (e.g. accepted another job)
I’m actually kinda bummed to see this as a “feature” because I’m afraid this’ll just be a new thing for Uber to charge a fee for, above and beyond just the cost of the trip, but that the drivers won’t see anything from the increase in trip price.
In practice, I’ll call an Uber for my first/closest destination then, once it arrives, ask the driver if he or she would like to make a few stops after and to just keep the meter running. Usually they’ll say yes then just ask that after my first stop I adjust the final destination en route via the app so they don’t appear to have taken me on the “scenic route”. This way more of the direct per-mile/minute fare goes to the driver.
Old news, we've had this here in the Philippines for over a year now. Even on jolo island.
AdamR - What an utterly ridiculous thing to do, that ultimately benefits no-one...
I had no idea this was a new feature. I used it last week when we wanted to choose a route Park Hyatt NY-JFK that would allow us to see the Statue of Liberty.