Demand shaping

Surge & Peak

Scheduled peak windows and live surge — the two ways Epic Rides pulls drivers toward demand without over-charging riders.

Zones surging7
Network cap1.8×
Peak windows5 live
Surge revenue MTD$148K

Zones currently surging

7

16.7%vs last week

Of 14 active zones

Avg live multiplier

1.34×

4.2%vs last week

Surge revenue MTD

$148K

11.8%vs last week

8.0% of gross bookings

Requests lost to price

2.1%

0.4%vs last week

Riders who abandoned at quote

Live surge map

Where the multiplier is active right now across Miami–Fort Lauderdale

3 zones above 1.5×
On tripIdle / availableRider waitingDriver hubSOS

recomputed every 60s

Surge policy

The guardrails the engine works inside

Network multiplier cap
1.80×
Event zone cap
2.50×
Trigger threshold
Demand index 1.4
Minimum hold time
5 minutes
Step size
0.10×
Cool-down
3 minutes
Rider notice
Shown before request
Driver share of surge
100%

Cap is binding

South Beach has been pinned at the 1.8× cap for 41 minutes and is still 210 drivers short. Price alone is not clearing this window.

Scheduled peak windows

Predictable multipliers applied on a timetable, independent of live surge

WindowDaysFromToMultiplierCitiesRevenue upliftLive

Weekday morning commute

PW-01

Mon–Fri07:0009:301.25×All+8.4%

Weekday evening commute

PW-02

Mon–Fri16:3019:001.40×All+14.2%

Friday & Saturday night

PW-03

Fri–Sat21:0003:001.60×Miami, Orlando, Tampa+22.8%

Airport red-eye

PW-04

Daily04:0006:301.35×MIA, MCO, TPA zones+6.1%

Sunday brunch

PW-05

Sun10:0014:001.15×Miami, Fort Lauderdale+2.4%

Event surge · stadium

PW-06

Event-driven——1.80×Geofenced venues+4.9%