It's a decent change. but...

- Most people do 12 hour shift. Not 24 hours.

- Most drivers lease their cabs at $100/day

- Fuel bill adds up to $15-$35 depending on car.

- There are other fees.

I think you're doing well if you net $200 in a shift on average. I think it's an optimistic figure.

I was chatting with a UberX driver yesterday in NYC and apparently his insurance is $7K a year (it's a Toyota Camry too, nothing super fancy).

That works out to ~$27 a day if you drive the car 5 days a week, every week of the year. Not a massive amount, but significant in the numbers we're talking about.

yes, and then there is this. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E0D6153BF...

The demand for taxis is so high that a driver bluntly told me to give him my cell phone and setup GPS route, otherwise hes not going. And that was a good 2-burrow trip for $40. Bottom line; they don't need you -- you need them.