[clmckinley]

What makes this the "uber for long buses"? It isn't even that they they are filling unused inventory on existing routes, from what I can tell they are simply using contractors. Is all it takes to be the uber of something to not have staff and have an app? The article didn't mention uber at all (or did I miss it?) and this really seems more like a regular long haul bus company that thinks they can do it better than a real disruptor.

[joelhaasnoot]

Flixbus owns 1 bus I believe, just so they can apply for routes as a bus company. They then "wet lease" the services (staff+bus).

[hanikesn]

Disclosure: I work for Flixbus

It's a bit more complicated. We have a revenue share model with our partners, payout depends on a few factors and is about a 70/30 split. Though we also guarantee most of them a minimum payout per ride. So it's in both parties interests to have satisfied customers.