В некоторых местах от водителей требуется быть в наличии в определенных «горячих зонах» в определенные интервалы времени, за что они получают гарантированную почасовую оплату. Some markets also required drivers to be available to pick up riders in specific “hot zones” during the window of time when guaranteed hourly earnings were offered. См. Huet, Ellen, “Uber’s Clever, Hidden Move: How Its Latest Fare Cuts Can Actually Lock In Its Drivers”, Forbes, January 9, 2015, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/01/09/ubers-clever-hidden-move-how-fare-cuts-actually-lock-in-its-drivers; and “Guarantees Terms and Conditions”, Uber Newsroom, April 16, 2016, https://newsroom.uber.com/sf/guarantees-terms-and-conditions.
