Hi everyone

I’m the guy who shared a delivery rider app here about 10 days ago.

At that time, the main idea of the app was real-time location sharing between riders. But I’ve changed the direction a bit.

The reason is simple: real-time sharing only becomes useful when a lot of people are using it at the same time. Maybe I just wasn’t good enough at bringing users in yet, but honestly, it wasn’t easy to get enough riders online.

So I changed the app to focus more on showing useful delivery activity based on the current day and time.

For example, if it’s Monday at 5:30pm, the map can show recent past data around that same day and time:

* green dots show places where delivery orders were picked up / restaurants where orders came from

* orange dots show areas where riders were waiting

So instead of needing a lot of live users at the same time, the app can still be useful even when you’re using it alone. And of course, the more riders use it, the better the data becomes.

Thankfully, there are now around 3–5 people using it consistently around Brisbane City, so some useful data has started to build up. If you deliver around Brisbane City, I think the map will probably make sense when you see it.

The app is called Savvy Driver. If you already downloaded it before, you’ll need to update to the latest version to see the new changes.

Feel free to try it if you’re interested, and I’d really appreciate any honest feedback.

(There may still be some errors and bugs, but I’m updating it every day. If you’re interested, please keep following the progress.)

Also, I recently saw a scooter accident involving an Uber Eats rider, and it really reminded me that safety has to come first.
Stay safe out there.

https://savvydriver.space4pom.com/

https://preview.redd.it/748f1awhre2h1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce5828967caf030b5a0217664f1182a9d2cf6199

https://preview.redd.it/dhrjmrljre2h1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53b42809bd51638fb8542226f5405448dccc3081

Hi everyone,

I’ve been doing Uber Eats delivery in Brisbane since 2022.

After a few years on the road, one thing I’ve noticed is that it’s getting harder to work efficiently. There seem to be more riders in the same areas, and outside the main 1–2 peak hours, a lot of e-bike riders are just waiting around, unsure whether to stay or move somewhere else.

Uber gives us a heat map, but personally, after using it for a long time, I don’t always find it reliable enough to make decisions from.

So I’ve been working on a free tool for delivery riders.

The idea is simple: riders can share their location and activity status with each other, so you can get a better idea of how competitive an area is. For example, you could see whether nearby riders are waiting, driving, or delivering.

It also includes a few practical features for delivery work, like checking nearby public toilets, reviewing your delivery routes, fuel cost calculation, and more accurate hourly rate tracking.

It doesn’t guarantee more money, and that’s not what I’m trying to claim. The goal is just to give riders another useful signal when deciding whether to wait, move, or try a different area.

(You don’t need everyone using it for it to be useful. Even if just 4 riders, including yourself, are online within a 3 km radius, it can already give you a helpful signal of how competitive the area might be.)

I’ve spoken directly with around 50 Uber Eats riders in Brisbane, and most of them said they would find something like this useful.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people who actually do delivery work.

Do you think this kind of tool would be useful, or is there anything you would change?

(It doesn’t use any Uber data. it only works through users voluntarily sharing their own location and activity status, so it doesn’t interfere with Uber’s terms.)

Money matters, but safe riding matters most. Have a great day!

The app is called Savvy Driver.

I won’t drop the link here in case it goes against group rules, but you can search “Savvy Driver” on Google Play or the App Store.

https://preview.redd.it/zkt3crjn8nzg1.png?width=1122&format=png&auto=webp&s=3bf6aa469e238855966d0e46657afc8a62f9aee1

https://preview.redd.it/iqpg2oxp8nzg1.jpg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2668c361e5b740f1f875449409df87125c73fcf