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Waymo Prices Skyrocket & Riders Shrug 🤷 | DoorDash Driver Turns Car Into a Mobile Microwave šŸ•| Ep 256

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Waymo Prices Skyrocket & Riders Shrug 🤷 | DoorDash Driver Turns Car Into a Mobile Microwave šŸ•| Ep 256

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Mo from Mo Side Hustles on TikTok joins the podcast to discuss the latest in gig work, including Waymo's pricing strategy, surprising DoorDash statistics, and a viral delivery driver story.
• Market Wagon provides a guaranteed income alternative to app-based gigs with farm-to-table deliveries
• Mo finds Uber Eats profitable in her area with high-paying quests despite GPS navigation issues
• Waymo charges about $10 more per ride than Uber/Lyft but customers still pay for the novelty of driverless cars
• A DoorDash driver with mobility issues went viral, resulting in a GoFundMe raising over $21,000
• 50% of DoorDash drivers are women, challenging common assumptions about delivery worker demographics
• Only 8% of gig workers operate full-time, while 92% use platforms as supplementary income
• Amazon Flex and Roadie offer alternative high-paying opportunities for those willing to strategize for surge pricing
• A Waymo vehicle's failure to yield to emergency vehicles demonstrates ongoing safety concerns with autonomous vehicles
To join the Gig Economy community conversation, check out our Telegram group, follow us on Patreon at patreon.com/thegigeconpodcast, or follow us on TikTok.

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Chapters

1. Waymo Prices Skyrocket & Riders Shrug 🤷 | DoorDash Driver Turns Car Into a Mobile Microwave šŸ•| Ep 256 (00:00:00)

2. Stories from the Road (00:03:56)

3. Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft -- and people are paying anyway (00:14:36)

4. Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video (00:18:06)

5. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:19:37)

6. (Cont.) Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video (00:20:19)

7. Customer cant provide pin (00:30:47)

8. Instacart and Pinterest to Launch New Retail Media Collaboration (00:34:43)

9. Driver has 52k rides (00:38:59)

10. Guy keeps a microwave in his car to warm food (00:45:52)

11. Waymo blocking fire trucks (00:50:13)

12. There is sperm everywhere (00:53:52)

303 episodes

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Waymo Prices Skyrocket & Riders Shrug 🤷 | DoorDash Driver Turns Car Into a Mobile Microwave šŸ•| Ep 256

Links from Ep 256

Mo from Mo Side Hustles on TikTok joins the podcast to discuss the latest in gig work, including Waymo's pricing strategy, surprising DoorDash statistics, and a viral delivery driver story.
• Market Wagon provides a guaranteed income alternative to app-based gigs with farm-to-table deliveries
• Mo finds Uber Eats profitable in her area with high-paying quests despite GPS navigation issues
• Waymo charges about $10 more per ride than Uber/Lyft but customers still pay for the novelty of driverless cars
• A DoorDash driver with mobility issues went viral, resulting in a GoFundMe raising over $21,000
• 50% of DoorDash drivers are women, challenging common assumptions about delivery worker demographics
• Only 8% of gig workers operate full-time, while 92% use platforms as supplementary income
• Amazon Flex and Roadie offer alternative high-paying opportunities for those willing to strategize for surge pricing
• A Waymo vehicle's failure to yield to emergency vehicles demonstrates ongoing safety concerns with autonomous vehicles
To join the Gig Economy community conversation, check out our Telegram group, follow us on Patreon at patreon.com/thegigeconpodcast, or follow us on TikTok.

Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson
Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Support the show

Everything Gig Economy Podcast Related:

Download the audio podcast

Newsletter

Octopus is a mobile entertainment tablet for your riders. Earn 100.00 per month for having the tablet in your car! No cost for the driver!

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.

TikTok

Subscribe on Youtube

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Waymo Prices Skyrocket & Riders Shrug 🤷 | DoorDash Driver Turns Car Into a Mobile Microwave šŸ•| Ep 256 (00:00:00)

2. Stories from the Road (00:03:56)

3. Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft -- and people are paying anyway (00:14:36)

4. Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video (00:18:06)

5. [Ad] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson (00:19:37)

6. (Cont.) Surreal experience’: DoorDash driver meets woman who started GoFundMe that has garnered over $21K after viral video (00:20:19)

7. Customer cant provide pin (00:30:47)

8. Instacart and Pinterest to Launch New Retail Media Collaboration (00:34:43)

9. Driver has 52k rides (00:38:59)

10. Guy keeps a microwave in his car to warm food (00:45:52)

11. Waymo blocking fire trucks (00:50:13)

12. There is sperm everywhere (00:53:52)

303 episodes

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