Apply to driveI
You set the rates.
Base fare. Per-mile. Per-minute. You publish a Fair Fare card. Riders see it before they tap Book. There is no algorithm. There is no surge. There is only what you decided your work is worth.
The fair economy model · On the record
The algorithmdoesn’t decideyour worth.
Zero commission. Drivers set their own rates. Riders see the price before they book. The platform stays out of the way.
One dollar of fare
Where your dollar actually goes.
Take a $1 fare. Watch the platform reach in. This is what 30% commission and a 12% surge skim look like in the smallest possible unit. Multiply by every ride you’ve given this year.
Line item
UberRideAtrium
- Gross fare$1.00$1.00
- Platform commission−$0.30$0.00
- Surge multiplier (rider pays, you don't keep)−$0.12$0.00
- Tax on platform's cut−$0.04$0.00
- Driver keeps$0.54$1.00
On a $50K year of fares, you keep $15,180 more.
Three numbers, one indictment
30%
Of every fare. Gone before you see it.
Uber's 2024 average platform take-rate, per their own filings.
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Drivers who get to set their rate.
On Uber, on Lyft, on every legacy rideshare platform. Algorithm-only.
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Riders who never learn your name.
Every relationship belongs to the platform. Never to you.
How we replace it
Three pillars. No exceptions.
II
You own the riders.
After every ride, the rider lands in your CRM — name, contact, ride history, notes. You can email. You can text. You can ask for a referral. If you ever leave, the export takes them with you. The platform is the introducer, not the owner.
III
The numbers are public.
Every ride completed. Every dollar paid out. Every active driver online. Live on /open, pulled from production Postgres in real time. There is no fudge factor. There is no algorithmic black box.
The line that doesn’t move
“We are a technology platform. We connect drivers and riders. We will never take a commission on a ride. The subscription is the entire business model. That sentence will be true the day we have one driver and the day we have one million.”
Ben Hirsch · Founder · Provo, UT
For riders
When the driver wins, the rider wins too.
No commission means lower fares. No surge means predictable prices. Direct relationships mean the driver who picks you up actually wants you back. The whole economy aligns instead of fighting itself.
- 01Lower prices. No commission rolled into your fare.
- 02Same driver every time, if you want.
- 03Locked rate before booking. Surge does not exist here.
- 04You support a local independent driver, not a faceless platform.
One choice
Leave the commission.
Keep the fare.
30-day free trial. No card until day 31. The math doesn’t change.