时间:2025-07-07 07:36:42 来源:网络整理编辑:熱點
While he's all for embracing the sharing economy, Steve Wozniak is not sure Uber has its drivers' be
While he's all for embracing the sharing economy, Steve Wozniak is not sure Uber has its drivers' best interests at heart.
At the Future Transport Summit in Sydney Monday, the Apple co-founder told reporters he had serious concerns about the tech company becoming a monopoly and its treatment of its drivers.
"Like a lot of people, I have some distrust of Uber and how their drivers don't really realise at first that they aren't making much money," he said, "maybe losing money on the wear and tear of their cars."
SEE ALSO:Aussie commuters could soon catch the bus using a credit cardHe was particularly concerned about the amount Uber pays the freelancers who drive for the ridesharing service. "Uber will push their workforce down to the absolute lowest minimum wage that they can get away with," he said.
"That's how I think of Uber: Not very nice thoughts," he continued. "I want to use Lyft instead of Uber when I can now."
In addition to the ridesharing service Lyft, which has not launched in Australia, he would like to see some other players emerge in the space globally: "I would rather there be a lot of competitive forces. I'd like there to be four or five choice that are like Uber anywhere you go," he said. "It's a little disappointing to me and sad that we don't have that."
David Rohrsheim, general manager of Uber in Australia, pushed back on Wozniak's criticism. First of all, he pointed out to Mashable Australia, the tech icon is not an Uber driver.
"More than 20,000 [driver-partners] monthly are putting money in the bank account using Uber, and they've got complete flexibility to log on as much or as little as they want to," he said, referring to Uber's Australian figures. "That's the number one thing drivers come to the platform for.
"It has to be a good deal for partners or otherwise they won't use the platform."
That's not to say Wozniak is entirely against the sharing economy and the changes it may bring to the workforce overall, although he admitted he had not thought through all its implications. When asked about concerns that sharing economy services, from Uber to Task Rabbit, will only serve to consolidate the profits of the tech elite and not workers, he suggested "that's the nature of change."
"You might come up with a new technology and some old jobs disappear and there are robots building cars," he said. "Well, the jobs pop up somewhere else. The economy just shifts, it moves."
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
TopicsUber
Twitter grants everyone access to quality filter for tweet notifications2025-07-07 06:55
xHamster's new sex doll is based on what its biggest users want in a woman2025-07-07 06:49
6 reasons why the OnePlus 5 is the Android phone to get2025-07-07 06:48
'Pokémon Go' is getting raids2025-07-07 06:37
17 questions you can answer if you're a good communicator2025-07-07 06:29
Lily Allen and Jamie Oliver are offering free food and shelter to victims of the London tower fire2025-07-07 06:21
Sea level rise is accelerating due to Greenland ice melt2025-07-07 05:56
Is video really the future of VR?2025-07-07 05:47
Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape2025-07-07 05:19
Piers Morgan gets absolutely owned by co2025-07-07 05:00
The Weeknd teases new music in Instagram post2025-07-07 07:05
For $28, you can hack into a stranger's internet2025-07-07 07:03
Kelly Clarkson helps this couple propose during a meet and greet2025-07-07 06:52
Everyone in the world hates the U.S. now... except for Russia2025-07-07 06:27
U.S. government issues warning on McDonald's recalled wearable devices2025-07-07 06:20
New images give us our first good look at Samsung's Galaxy Note 82025-07-07 06:05
How the internet helped two friends to confess their love for each other2025-07-07 06:05
Lindsay Lohan takes a page out of GOOP's book and launches her own lifestyle site2025-07-07 05:25
Sound the alarms: Simone Biles finally met Zac Efron2025-07-07 04:52
SNES Classic controller cables will be longer than 3 measly feet2025-07-07 04:51