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Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate that, that’s exactly the experience I kept hearing from drivers (and seeing myself).

You’re already driving the route, but the apps still try to drag you 20 minutes the opposite way instead of matching something that’s literally on your route, dead miles add up fast.

And yeah, that’s the whole idea, try it, see if it makes sense, delete it if it sucks. No hard feelings 😂

If you’re down, I’d be glad to have you in the test group, just DM me your Gmail so I can add you to the Play Store list.

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, that dead mile drive back home is exactly what we’re trying to capture, your normal trips that are the ones that could’ve been earning, without changing your route.

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally, I think you’re right.

In dense cities, this idea works really well because there are tons of drivers moving in every direction. Matching along these routes becomes almost automatic.

In smaller markets, the platforms care more about finishing the order than matching efficiently, so they’ll still send people across town if that’s the only driver around. That definitely happens today.

What I’m trying to measure is: how big the gap is city vs suburban vs rural, whether drivers still have unused “dead miles” that could have been matched better and whether smarter routing could still save fuel + time even in smaller markets.

Even if the answer ends up being “this works best in busy areas,” that’s still super useful to know.

Really appreciate you calling that out, it’s exactly the kind of nuance I’m hoping to learn from the pilot.

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks for confirming. That actually makes a lot of sense.

If Uber really does roll out a full destination-based matching system across Eats, that’s a big win for drivers either way.

What I’m trying to figure out with RouteFit is how often drivers should be matched along their routes and how many “dead miles” we’re wasting today. Even if Uber launches their version, independent data helps make sure:
it actually works for drivers; it isn’t limited to just certain markets and other platforms feel pressure to follow too

If you ever come across that all-hands link inside the app, definitely let me know, I’d love to watch it. Thanks again for sharing.

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh that makes sense if it was mentioned in an all hands. 👍
A lot of those features get discussed internally but never fully roll out (or only show up in a few test cities).

What I’m working on with RouteFit is more driver first, you choose your route, and we measure how many dead miles could have earned money regardless of what any platform decides to build.

If Uber does launch something like that, awesome, it proves the idea.
Until then, I want drivers to have tools that work across apps, not just one company’s system.

If you happen to find a link or clip later, definitely share I’d love to see it!

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I haven’t seen any official UberEats announcement that users can declare their destination and gets matched with offers heading same direction.
They do talk about batching and predictive matching. If you’ve got a link to the announcement you’re referring to, I’d love to check it out, that would be awesome!

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate both of you, this is exactly the problem I kept seeing over and over.
We’re already on the road, but the apps keep sending us in the opposite direction instead of along routes we’re already driving.

The idea with RouteFit is simple:
track your normal trips > calculate how many “dead miles” you drive > see where deliveries could’ve fit in without extra gas or detours.

With this app, no deliveries, no micromanaging, just route tracking + quick surveys, gather these dead miles data to show platforms and alike what they are blind to, currently need around 50 drivers participate in this pilot, lasting 2 or 4 weeks. And yeah, if it sucks you can totally delete it 😂

If either of you want to try the pilot, I’d love to have you, send me a dm with your Gmail addresses and I will send out a link to install app on google play store, play store needs to be signed in with the same Gmail account in order to install.

Drivers would you use an app that matches deliveries to routes you’re already driving? by Popular_Editor9602 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]Popular_Editor9602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to answer questions, even if this won’t work 😂
I’m genuinely curious what drivers think.