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by drawnwren 690 days ago
When was the last time you had an Uber driver that actually lived in San Francisco? Most of the drivers I talk to were driving in, from as far away as San Diego.
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Me, my neighbor, my other neighbor, two guys down the block from me…

There are at least 3 people in my building that do it. I also know a handful of cabis that all live in the city.

Are you saying a driver commuted 8 hours north to drive for Uber? and then back when he was done?
Yeah that’s not a thing anymore and it hasn’t been lucrative to do that in quite some time.
Doubtful. I've done that car trip multiple times, it's a 7-9 hour drive.
Yeah, it was extraordinarily far, which is why I remember the conversation. But he drove up to SF and slept in his car for the weekend because the trips were a lot more valuable here.