would look like. And so we forecasted 2021 with the same utilization as 2020. And then we had a slow ramp on utilization back to 2023.
But if you assume utilization returns to pre-COVID levels, thats one major assumption for 2023 and then really
deploying the vehicle 2.x vehicles we have now, by 2023, which is very much in our control. So we feel good about that one as well. And then the final kind of input to the equation, I guess its just the price per ride, which in 2020 was
$6.30. We assume some pressure on that as we come out of COVID and we entered some of the long-tail cities, but so were forecasting by 2023, $5.28 a ride. So we actually baked in some downward movement there. And then we just need utilization
to bounce back to pre-COVID levels, and then just continue to execute. And I think the rest will take care of itself, but we did try to be super conservative on the forecast.
<<Michael Graham, Analyst, Canaccord Genuity, Inc.>>
Yes. Thats great. And I think well wrap up there because were out of time. But on the utilization fronts, weve definitely seen from
Lyft and Uber that they would have more utilization back to pre-COVID levels if they only had drivers, and you guys dont need drivers. So I would think youd bounce back more quickly. But?
<<Travis VanderZanden, Chief Executive Officer>>
Yes. We can deploy the Birds incredibly fast. I mean, its one of the advantages of being powered by the hardware side. And the fleet managers, you get
100 to 1x leverage on the labor on the fleet manager side, because each fleet manager has 100 vehicles and each vehicle only gets picked up once every five nights. So you get a lot of extra leverage on the labor, which is nice.
<<Michael Graham, Analyst, Canaccord Genuity, Inc.>>
Excellent. Travis, good luck. Thank you so much. It was great to have you, really appreciate you being here.
<<Travis VanderZanden, Chief Executive Officer>>
Thanks for having me, Michael.
<<Michael Graham,
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity, Inc.>>
All right. Take care.
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In connection with the proposed business combination, Bird Global, Inc. (Bird Global) filed a
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