Coronavirus outbreak means gig workers from Uber, Lyft barely get paid

As ride requests shrivel up and shared rides are pulled from the Uber and Lyft apps, drivers are feeling the economic impact of COVID-19, the official term for the disease spreading in the new coronavirus outbreak. With most of the U.S. ordered to shelter in place or socially distance, drivers are nearly out of work.

The sudden change in demand is prompting creative thinking to get gig workers back to steady employment, or at the very least, paid.

The Hustle daily business newsletter spoke with 58 full-time U.S. Uber drivers last week and found that average rides per day had dropped from 23 to six and weekly pay from $1,072 to $348. Broken down hourly, pay went from $22 to $9. Read more...