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More than that: they're different vatiables. One is actual, measured time and distance: this is how drivers are paid. The other is estimated time and distance wrapped up in a risk modeling / worst-case analysis: this is how riders are charged.

Estimation vs. measurement. The two converge in an ideal world where risk drops to zero and estimation methodologies are perfect.




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