United StatesConsumer Reports found same-minute fares for one trip differed 42.4%.
Neither Uber nor Lyft discloses what rider data sets prices or discounts.
A rider’s $82.08 quote fell to $65.95 with a discount, but 40 others were quoted just over $65 for that route.
Uber says fares track market conditions at the exact moment, so quotes seconds apart are not comparable.
Consumer Reports says the public must take the companies’ word that fares ignore gender, income and race.
How each outlet framed it
- Aol leans critical
- centers the Consumer Reports 42.4% median fare gap and CR's six-minute-apart methodology, alongside Uber's 'market conditions at the moment' defence
Sources: Aol