Causing dissatisfaction among some drivers, central media commented on "online ride hailing saturation warning": lowering admission threshold and lowering unit price warning | online ride hailing | threshold

Recently, transportation departments in Changsha, Sanya and other places have successively issued saturation warnings for ride hailing services, reminding local ride hailing companies that the daily average number of orders received is less than 10, thus suspending the acceptance of new ride hailing services. As the travel market gradually recovers, many places have pressed the "pause button" for the development of ride hailing services, which has attracted widespread social attention.

The popularity of ride hailing services has its practical foundation. On the one hand, the accelerated popularization of platform economy and the relatively free working hours of ride hailing drivers have led to the rapid growth of the scale of ride hailing operations in recent years. According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, as of May 31 this year, a total of 313 ride hailing platform companies in China have obtained operating licenses for ride hailing platforms, and a total of 5.584 million driver's licenses and 2.357 million vehicle transportation licenses have been issued in various regions. On the other hand, the accompanying issues of passenger safety protection and fair market competition in the development process of ride hailing services have always been hot topics in the public opinion field. How to achieve high-quality development in the ride hailing industry is being actively explored by all parties.

As a public service product closely related to billions of people, under the active guidance and regulation of relevant government departments, ride hailing services have achieved both the requirements of the times and the effective protection of convenient travel for the masses. Since last year, the ride hailing industry has become a huge employment reservoir, attracting a large number of flexible employment groups, among which some people consider ride hailing as their first choice for transitional employment. From this perspective, as the overall economic situation gradually improves, the contribution of ride hailing services to employment is evident to all. This also reminds us that the development of ride hailing services cannot go back and must continue to move forward along the path of high-quality development.

It should be said that some places have issued saturation warnings for ride hailing services, which is a decision made by relevant departments based on the actual situation, to solve the supply-demand contradiction in the local ride hailing industry, and also to effectively guide the development of local ride hailing services. Although the entire industry is already in or approaching saturation, it is not possible to measure the overall market situation solely based on the market situation in a few places. However, it is also not possible to generalize and judge the situation of local markets based on the overall market situation. Instead, specific problems should be analyzed on a case by case basis. In China, there are significant differences in development conditions and resource endowments among different regions. Building a development model that is suitable for the productivity level of different regions is also a significant feature of China's economy. Some places have issued saturation warnings for ride hailing services, which are tailored to local conditions and do not necessarily raise concerns about whether the entire industry is saturated. But one fact cannot be ignored - some aggregation platforms have lowered the entry threshold for drivers, resulting in a sudden surge in the amount of water in the "pool"; Lowering unit prices has affected the income of some drivers and caused dissatisfaction among some drivers.

We need to believe that regulation will fully play its role. Behind the widespread attention to pressing the "pause button" for multi location ride hailing services is people's earnest expectation for the healthy and orderly development of this new business model. Judging whether it is saturated or not, the daily average order volume of bicycles is not the only criterion. A large number of part-time drivers have to some extent lowered the industry's average waybill volume. Compared to this, measuring the increase or decrease in the hourly operating income of high activity drivers may more accurately reflect market saturation. In the face of new situations and challenges, relevant departments should not only strengthen market information dynamic monitoring and timely issue industry risk warnings, but also reasonably grasp the scale of ride hailing capacity. By formulating rules such as service quality evaluation, enterprises with better service quality can stand out, better meet personalized and diversified travel needs, and promote high-quality development of the industry.

Problems in development should be solved during development. As a component of public transportation, ride hailing services have become an indispensable and important part of urban transportation. Only by ensuring the entry of drivers, strengthening the safety protection of drivers and passengers, and improving the protection of driver rights, can people's concerns about the ride hailing industry be turned into peace of mind, allowing enterprises, drivers, and users to benefit from the healthy development of ride hailing.