STRIKES:

Ride-hailing platforms charge a good chunk of commission on total fare from drivers for every ride, However, there is no standard rate of the commission charged and it has increased over the years from a range of 5%-8% to 25%-30%.

There is dissension among drivers working for different ride-hailing platform across the globe, but little has been done for the interest of driver community, most of the time drivers demand goes unheard, drivers tend to go for multiple strikes, asking for a lower commission, change in price and, increase in incentives.

A driver with a renowned taxi company, who requested for anonymity, said:

I have to drive for more hours per day to boost my income compared to when I joined the company. Earlier, our incentives were measured on the number of trips completed. But that has changed along with higher commissions being chargedbytheplatform now

STATISTICS:

Here’s an infographic that analyzes a recent study of Uber rides in San Francisco. As you can see, after Uber’s booking fee and 25% commission are added up, the fee can sometimes be significantly more than one-fourth of the ride that Uber promises.

See the full infographic below

Graphic from The Rideshare Guy (https://therideshareguy.com/)

Jaipur, India- Ola and Uber driver went on 9-day strike against Ola and Uber, April 2018, Drivers had earlier told the media that Ola and Uber are taking a commission of up to 27% of their earnings a day. They added that they want to companies to reduce the commission to 7% of their earnings instead.

Mumbai, India- Indefinite strike over lower pay

The protest by driver partners had led to a shortage of aggregator cabs in part of the city, and surge price was as high as three-time

Birmingham, London, and Nottingham- Uber drivers staged their first multi-city strike, and it was a sign of their anger over ‘exploitation’

SOLUTION:

No commission-DRIFE aims at shifting the focus from the existing commission-based platforms to a decentralized network with a new economic model, where 100% of the fare paid by ‘Rider’ goes directly to the ‘Driver’. We at DRIFE are determined to make an economy of Zero commission on rides, only annual Membership Fee from the driver which will give them access to DRIFE platform to get connected with the riders.

Sustainable Driver Income- DRIFE aims to eliminate excessive transaction fees, reduce censorship (reduce interference from DRIFE side) and redistribute value back to the community, enhance transparency and return governance responsibilities back to the community.

The DRIFE platform is developed with the intention of solving the current concerns in the drivers’ community, alongside enhancing the quality of rides for the customer.

Drivers are given incentives to introduce new drivers to the DRIFE platform; which will in turn help to form a social community of drivers, owned by the drivers themselves. The result is a disintermediation of payment to any intermediary between the driver and the customer. This will inspire the new drivers to recommend other drivers until a critical number of drivers as defined by the network are present on the DRIFE platform.

Drivers using the DRIFE platform will be able to build and foster the growth of their own fleet of drivers. This encourages all drivers on DRIFE to start a new business for themselves, As entrepreneurs by becoming a DRIFE partner gaining individual income, without sacrificing any earnings in the form of commission.

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