At 6:30 in the morning, Master Li's phone lights up, and another order that shows 95% along the way pops up, priced at 26 yuan. He hesitated for a moment, but still pointed to reject. At the same time, Master Wang, two hundred kilometers away, just took the next cross-city order with a total price of 280 yuan, with a 80% sequel along the way, which means he needs to detour 30 kilometers to pick up people.
For the truly ride-hailing owners who are mainly on the way, every order is a subtle calculation. The same rate and price are both ends of the scale in their hearts.
Priority to the road: the cost of detour
Many car owners regard high road quality as the bottom line for taking orders. The attitude of the Beijing commuter owner, Brother Chen, is very clear: "Orders below 95% will not be considered a good time." His route is fixed, and he has picked up and dropped off thousands of passengers in three years, and his driving trajectory is almost unchanged. He insists on a 95% follow-up because any detour brings more than just extra mileage.
It seems that it is not much to go around for a few kilometers, but the actual consumption is far beyond imagination. Shanghai car owner Lao Zhao calculated the calculation: taking a 90% order that takes 8 kilometers of roads, the fuel cost is more than ten yuan, and the additional time cost consumed, the platform cannot cover the thirty yuan. "If you take this order, you are losing money."
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At 6:30 in the morning, Master Li's phone lights up, and another order that shows 95% along the way pops up, priced at 26 yuan. He hesitated for a moment, but still pointed to reject. At the same time, Master Wang, two hundred kilometers away, just took the next cross-city order with a total price of 280 yuan, with a 80% sequel along the way, which means he needs to detour 30 kilometers to pick up people.
For the truly ride-hailing owners who are mainly on the way, every order is a subtle calculation. The same rate and price are both ends of the scale in their hearts.
Priority to the road: the cost of detour
Many car owners regard high road quality as the bottom line for taking orders. The attitude of the Beijing commuter owner, Brother Chen, is very clear: "Orders below 95% will not be considered a good time." His route is fixed, and he has picked up and dropped off thousands of passengers in three years, and his driving trajectory is almost unchanged. He insists on a 95% follow-up because any detour brings more than just extra mileage.
It seems that it is not much to go around for a few kilometers, but the actual consumption is far beyond imagination. Shanghai car owner Lao Zhao calculated the calculation: taking a 90% order that takes 8 kilometers of roads, the fuel cost is more than ten yuan, and the additional time cost consumed, the platform cannot cover the thirty yuan. "If you take this order, you are losing money."
Ms. Su from Guangzhou summarized her "three no connections": the location of the building is not smooth, the departure time is not smooth, and the location of the highway exit is not smooth. Once a passenger asked to drive into a narrow alley in the old city, she canceled the order directly. The fare was not worth it even for the possible repair risk.
Price considerations: When the profit is worth taking a detour
For those car owners who mainly run cross-city routes, the situation is different. On the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway late at night, Master Liu took the order from Zhengzhou to Wuhan, and the price of 280 yuan made him willing to run 40 kilometers to pick up people. "On long-distance travel, fuel and tolls account for the majority," he explained. "If you don't have a good road, you have to find ways to fight enough to ensure you don't lose money." He is used to driving several hitchhiking platforms at the same time and looking for opportunities to buy orders at any time.
"Please be as careful as clearing mines," Hangzhou owner Akai shared his experience. He usually first checks the passenger's historical evaluation to confirm whether the other party marked "no highway fee". Finally, he must communicate clearly with the specific location of the pick-up point by phone to ensure that it is not a few kilometers away from the highway entrance. When passengers temporarily ask to enter complex areas such as scenic spots, they will directly raise the price.
The platform's pricing strategy seems to be trapped in a cycle: low prices attract passengers, resulting in real car owners refusal; passengers wait for a longer time, and the platform may further subsidize and reduce prices; the result is that more car owners who are truly on the way will lose. Data from some platforms show that the number of core commuter owners has dropped significantly in a few years, while the user complaint rate is rising.
In the Yihe Hi-Car owner group, there is even a straightforward announcement: "If you don't go well, if you don't take it, if you don't take it, if you don't take it, if you don't take it because you don't have much money. If you want to enjoy the special car service, please take a private taxi. Hitchhiking is not a charity shuttle bus." There is even a constantly updated "passenger blacklist" in the group file, recording all kinds of unpleasant experiences.
The core of hitchhiking is the sharing of space, not the purchase of services. When Master Li rejected the order that was 95% on the way but only gave 26 yuan, he was waiting for passengers who were perfectly matched and understood the sharing rules. When Master Wang chose to run 30 kilometers more and receive a cross-city order of 280 yuan, he used this part of the extra income to exchange for flexibility in time.
For ride-hailing owners, the road is the basis, and the price determines whether this sharing is worth their extra time and effort. When the order is repeatedly cancelled, passengers may be able to think about it: Are they using the price of carpooling and looking forward to the service of the special car? And are you really willing to accept the inconvenience caused by shared itineraries?
