Uber drivers working at Reagan National Airport have found a way to increase their revenue by taking advantage of the "surge" pricing algorithm used by the app. By logging off and making themselves scarce as a plane full of potential riders arrives on the runway, the sharp change in the supply vs. demand of drivers and passengers causes fare prices to rise automatically. The drivers can then sign back in and snap up these gigs while the higher prices remain in effect.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-20/uber-lyft-drivers-game-surge-pricing-reagan-national-airport-synchronized-scheme
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 23 2019, @10:45PM
What you never played "king of the cow-shit-hill"? Bonus points if you're still on top when that jerk cousin with daddy AND mommy issues drops their ciggy and burns the whole pile down.