XL rates have always been higher than X from my understanding. Am I missing something here?

 

I'm confused as well.

Don't want X rates, don't drive X.

 

Neither have mindblowing ROI.

 

understand the literal answer to this question,

What question?

 

If you drive XL, aren't you also required to take X rides?

If you go into the riders app, and put in a specific destination, there are many times where it's cheaper for the rider to take the ride through Uber XL than it is to take the ride through Uber X. In my opinion, Uber xl should never be cheaper for the rider than Uber X. I'm wondering if other people agree?

 

If you drive XL, aren't you also required to take X rides?

What? No way! That would be crazy.
You are permitted to tale X rides but not required.

 

In some markets UBER does not surge all ride levels. Uber only surges the one that has a high request. If Uber X is surging then sometimes it’s cheaper to order an Uber XL or Uber black because they are regular price/aka not surging

 

Here in PHX XL is always more

 

With all of the taxes and fees in the Capital of Your Nation, and, with Uber's Upfront Pricing Scam that bases your upfront quote on what you have been willing to pay in the past, the cab is now less expensive than UberX, or, about the same, on short and mediocre trips. Even if you add the two dollars service charge for Uber Taxi, Uber Taxi is less expensive than, or, about the same as, UberX for these trips. More people here are discovering this and are either hailing cabs or picking Uber Taxi, as that option is available, here.

This applies to base rate trips, mind you.

If there is even a mild surge, where Uber is charging the customer a multiplier but giving the driver nothing, UberX quickly becomes more expensive than a cab.

 

Republican capitalism at its finest

 

Never have to turn app on

 

The point I'm trying to make (and failing miserably at), it's that I believe that the pricing algorithm should be changed so that the price of XL is never lower than the price of X. In other words, even if X is surging, once a ride on X rises to match the price of XL, then XL would go up with the price of X. The price of XL could be equal to X but, never less than X (irregardless of surges).

 

Who cares? Base prices I'm getting are fixed. I always make more on an XL than an X. Why do I care if a PAX is paying more for an X than an XL. More demand on XL means I'm making more money.

As mentioned, on Uber you can select what to drive. On Lyft, you can not. But you can decline the ping if it's not an XL.

 

I totally agree that it should never be cheeper. I actually have not paid enough attention to it to know if that happens here, haven't seen it happen but they are good at hiding that type of thing.

That would explain the single passenger ordering xl during a surge though. Don't have this often but it has happened. I don't count it as that when it is a 300 lb+ or 6'2"+ person, figure they are wanting the leg room.

 

If you drive XL, aren't you also required to take X rides?

Nope, you can select which type of rides you can take. I dont do XL, but I can do Eats, Select, or X. I can select which ones I want to take as well.

 

Here in Australia if it’s surging, it’s surging across all rise options

 

If you drive XL, aren't you also required to take X rides?

If you go into the riders app, and put in a specific destination, there are many times where it's cheaper for the rider to take the ride through Uber XL than it is to take the ride through Uber X. In my opinion, Uber xl should never be cheaper for the rider than Uber X. I'm wondering if other people agree?

Majority of the pax gaming the system quite wisely. Even though they may in need of xl or select ride, they will still send request for x. If they didn't get their perfect vehicle, cancel, repeat and send another request. I am sure you are aware of it. It shouldn't be allowed by guber in the first place. Thank God for the black car and suv drivers for going on strike to force guber to repeal their cruelty (not stupidity). Otherwise pax may get to the airport from downtown in just $25 (in 3x more expensive vehicle) instead of $100.

 

Eastern shore of Maryland.

Dude, YOU are better off if XL is cheaper. YOU will get paid more. You are paid via the rate card, XL is usually about %40 more. Surge is history. Be happy XL is cheaper for the pax.