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Traveling to Europe? Check out these new 2023 European Uber offerings!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge , Travel/Wanderlust 10 months, 2 weeks ago


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Summer is one of the busiest times for travel and Uber wants to help make your trip seamless. This summer Uber is expanding their services in 6 popular European countries to better help travelers get where they need to go. From Mallorca to Sicily, Uber has your back with these new options:

Uber in Greece

In Greece, Uber has added Uber Taxi in Athens and has expanded Comfort, Van, and Taxi options through the gorgeous Greek isles, including Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes and Corfu. These offerings will be bookable both on demand as well as in advance, so …

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Uber Adds New Features to Celebrate Pride

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 10 months, 3 weeks ago

 

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To show support and help celebrate Pride month, Uber has announced some new app changes to make everyone feel more comfortable when using their service. See below for their new and inclusive changes.

 

For Drivers and Couriers

In the past it was quite tricky, if not impossible to change your name within the driver app. Now, to better support transgender drivers and couriers, users will be able to quickly change their display name directly in the app. Uber claims it is now as simple to change your display name as it is to update your phone number …

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Our Top 4 Biggest Safety Tips for Rideshare Drivers

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community 10 months, 4 weeks ago

 

While Rideshare driving has come a long way, it can still be a dangerous job. The threat of robbery and violence is ever present when you are inviting strangers into your car for a living. This article aims to outline our top, most important, safety tips for Uber and Lyft drivers and our recommended strategies to reduce the likelihood of violence during a shift.

Vehicle Visibility

An easy and perhaps overlooked tip that greatly increases safety is to always keep your car in well-lit and visible areas when not moving. Keep your inside lights on and do not tint your …

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Using Lyft’s Location Filters to Earn More Money

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 11 months ago

 


Lyft’s location filters allow drivers to better control the rides they receive. Through Lyft’s filters, drivers can filter incoming rides in one of three ways: ‘Arrive on time’, ‘Head to destination’, and ‘Stay within area.’ By filtering your Lyft requests to better fit your current circumstance you can tailor your rides earn more money per hour.

The Three Location Filters

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Add a Video Message to Your Uber Eats Delivery (and other fun new features)

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 11 months, 1 week ago

In Uber’s recent update, they added many new safety and convenience related features, but they also couldn’t resist adding a little more fun to the Uber app. From group grocery orders to video messaging, here are the entertaining updates that Uber has added to their app.

 

Group Grocery Orders

Struggling to split food costs with roommates, vacation buddies or family members? Uber Eats not lets you “group build” your perfect grocery cart and split the bill. Through Group Grocery Orders, Uber Eats allows users to invite participants to a shared grocery cart. Each participant can add items to a shared …

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