It is rumored that US taxi application Uber will raise 500 million U.S. dollars

BI Chinese station reported on May 28

There are market rumors that the US taxi application Uber will be raised 500 million US dollars, which means it will become the world's highest-value startups.

Uber's appeal to users is obvious. Users can easily get a car through this app without having to bother with the taxi company's phone number before making a call. For drivers, Uber can also bring super high income.

According to a Washington Post report, Uber said that if a UberX driver in New York City averaged at least 40 hours a week, his annual salary could reach 90,766 U.S. dollars; and in San Francisco, the annual salary was also Can reach 74,191 dollars. UberX is a low-cost service provided by Uber that allows drivers to use their own cars to serve Uber users, similar to Lyft's service.

In contrast, the average American taxi driver's annual salary of only 30,000 US dollars. That is, UberX drivers earn almost three times as much as regular taxi drivers. For UberX drivers in New York City, their annual salary is even more than the income of tech-savvy workers across the country, with an average annual salary of $ 87,811.

Although Uber draws 20% of driver's earnings, this service can reduce driver's waiting time and increase revenue efficiency. UberX drivers do not have to get around the city to turn around to attract passengers, nor apply for expensive taxi license, but also set their own service hours.

Of course, Uber did not release driver average revenue figures for all 60 U.S. cities covered by the service, but since the service promises to provide a more efficient system, Uber has 20,000 units each month since January this year Many new drivers join Uber's platform. (Swiss snow)