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New Uber Eats Heat Map Update 🔥 | Senior Driver Accounts & Is Trump Good for Gig Workers? | Ep 254
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The gig economy landscape continues to evolve with new features and bizarre incidents shaping how drivers and customers interact in this space.
• Uber Eats introduces new heat maps showing busy areas and high-demand restaurants to help drivers maximize earnings
• Uber and Lyft launch senior-focused accounts with larger text, simplified interfaces, and caregiver options
• Gen Z increasingly skipping driver's licenses, with only 25% of 16-year-olds licensed in 2019 compared to 46% in 1983
• A DoorDash driver in Washington State returned to a customer's home with a gun, demanding a cash tip
• Viral video captures an Uber Eats delivery being made by kayak through London canals
• Waymo self-driving car attempts to drive through flooded street, demonstrating challenges for autonomous vehicles in adverse weather
Join us for our Nashville meetup on Saturday, June 28th. Time and location to be determined, but we'd love to see you there for dinner and drinks!
Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Everything Gig Economy Podcast Related:
Want to earn more and stay safe? Download Maxymo
Love the show? You now have the opportunity to support the show with some great rewards by becoming a Patron. Tier #2 we offer free merch, an Extra in-depth podcast per month, and an NSFW pre-show https://www.patreon.com/thegigeconpodcast
The Gig Economy Podcast Group. Download Telegram 1st, then click on the link to join.
Chapters
1. New Uber Eats Heat Map Update 🔥 | Senior Driver Accounts & Is Trump Good for Gig Workers? | Ep 254 (00:00:00)
2. Stories from the Road (00:06:50)
3. Gig Economy in the news (00:16:00)
4. Uber CEO Says Gen Z Skipping Driving Licenses Is Real—And Personal. His Own Son Won't Get One, And It's Driving Him 'Crazy' (00:16:18)
5. DoorDash driver arrested after returning to demand tip, armed with gun | kgw.com (00:20:44)
6. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:22:12)
7. (Cont.) DoorDash driver arrested after returning to demand tip, armed with gun | kgw.com (00:22:54)
8. Lady tells dude to turn music down (00:30:53)
9. Uber Eats driver makes delivery in bizarre way as people say it'll 'take a while' (00:34:34)
10. New Uber Eats Heat map (00:36:35)
11. Uber’s senior accounts, with larger typeface and fewer buttons, are now widely available (00:45:22)
12. Waymo in the news (00:51:38)
302 episodes
Manage episode 487750247 series 2806862
We would love to hear your feedback!
The gig economy landscape continues to evolve with new features and bizarre incidents shaping how drivers and customers interact in this space.
• Uber Eats introduces new heat maps showing busy areas and high-demand restaurants to help drivers maximize earnings
• Uber and Lyft launch senior-focused accounts with larger text, simplified interfaces, and caregiver options
• Gen Z increasingly skipping driver's licenses, with only 25% of 16-year-olds licensed in 2019 compared to 46% in 1983
• A DoorDash driver in Washington State returned to a customer's home with a gun, demanding a cash tip
• Viral video captures an Uber Eats delivery being made by kayak through London canals
• Waymo self-driving car attempts to drive through flooded street, demonstrating challenges for autonomous vehicles in adverse weather
Join us for our Nashville meetup on Saturday, June 28th. Time and location to be determined, but we'd love to see you there for dinner and drinks!
Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Everything Gig Economy Podcast Related:
Want to earn more and stay safe? Download Maxymo
Love the show? You now have the opportunity to support the show with some great rewards by becoming a Patron. Tier #2 we offer free merch, an Extra in-depth podcast per month, and an NSFW pre-show https://www.patreon.com/thegigeconpodcast
The Gig Economy Podcast Group. Download Telegram 1st, then click on the link to join.
Chapters
1. New Uber Eats Heat Map Update 🔥 | Senior Driver Accounts & Is Trump Good for Gig Workers? | Ep 254 (00:00:00)
2. Stories from the Road (00:06:50)
3. Gig Economy in the news (00:16:00)
4. Uber CEO Says Gen Z Skipping Driving Licenses Is Real—And Personal. His Own Son Won't Get One, And It's Driving Him 'Crazy' (00:16:18)
5. DoorDash driver arrested after returning to demand tip, armed with gun | kgw.com (00:20:44)
6. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:22:12)
7. (Cont.) DoorDash driver arrested after returning to demand tip, armed with gun | kgw.com (00:22:54)
8. Lady tells dude to turn music down (00:30:53)
9. Uber Eats driver makes delivery in bizarre way as people say it'll 'take a while' (00:34:34)
10. New Uber Eats Heat map (00:36:35)
11. Uber’s senior accounts, with larger typeface and fewer buttons, are now widely available (00:45:22)
12. Waymo in the news (00:51:38)
302 episodes
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