Fair Fare Methodology

Every quote on RideAtrium is compared to a publicly posted Uber rate card for the same city. Drivers whose rates land meaningfully below the reference get a visible badge; drivers at or above the reference are deprioritized in search.

The synthetic reference trip

We don't try to match Uber's surge model — it's a moving target. Instead we compare rate cards on a fixed synthetic trip of 5 miles and 15 minutes. For both the driver and the Uber reference, the fare is:

fare = base
     + ceil(miles    × perMile)
     + ceil(minutes  × perMinute)

Badge thresholds

• Fair Fare Verified — the driver's synthetic fare is at least 20% below the Uber reference.
• Fair Price — 10% to 20% below.
• No badge — less than 10% below.
• Deprioritized — at or above the Uber reference.

“Most riders save 15–25% vs. Uber / Lyft” is a representative range across active drivers. Your actual savings depend on pickup address, time of day, and the driver you pick.

Uber reference rate cards

These are the publicly posted per-mile / per-minute / base-fare numbers we use for each launch city. We refresh them whenever Uber posts an update on their rate-card help center.

Want to propose a correction to one of these rate cards? Reach out and we'll review sourcing within one business day.