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Why is ride-hail tipping so confusing? Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab If you've ever felt unsure about how much to tip your driver on apps like Uber or Lyft, you're not alone. There's a lot of confusion around tipping etiquette on app-based rides, and much of it can be traced back to Uber's beginnings. As the app that made ride-hailing a thing in the first place, Uber established many of the standards around how we use those services, including the forgoing of tips. But as the ride-hail market has changed, that's become less of a good deal for drivers. To learn more about the average pay and tips of an Uber driver, check out this survey by Ridester: https://www.ridester.com/2018-survey/ ...and this study by the Economic Policy Institute: https://www.epi.org/publication/uber-and-the-labor-market-uber-drivers-compensation-wages-and-the-scale-of-uber-and-the-gig-economy/ For more information about the app-based drivers versus other workers in the gig economy, check out this study from JPMorgan Chase: https://institute.jpmorganchase.com/institute/research/labor-markets/report-ope-2018.htm The National Bureau of Economic Research has also done its own study on tipping on app-based rides, which you can find here (paywall): http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Determine_Quantity.cfm?nber_id=w26380 Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H