Ippei Takahashi (ippei)
Ride Guru from Boston, MA - USA
Uber Driver, CEO of TaxiFareFinder and Unleashed, LLC
1202 Rider Driver GuruUber Driver and CEO/President of Unleashed, LLC.
Ippei boasts over 11 years of experience in travel and taxi industry. As a CEO, he has built, managed, and executed the operations of TaxiFareFinder since 2007. He has partnerships and relationships with major taxi, rideshare, and other travel-related companies.
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What to do if your Rideshare Driver makes you feel Uncomfortable [RideGuru Newsroom]
Good article: What to do if your Rideshare Driver makes you feel Uncomfortable -
Riders are more likely to take an Uber when it's surging 2.1 times than 2.0.
Riders are more accepting of surges that are NOT round numbers, because consumers feel more thoughts went into the calculation … -
Driver strikes didn’t break Uber - but they showed gig economy workers are mad. [Vox]
Feel the Bern!Demanding higher wages and benefits, thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers in over two dozen cities around … -
Uber IPO: Relationship with drivers, drivers being employees, and some metrics starting to be revealed
The usual market gibberish, but I did find these interesting though:Tips and TripsNonfinancial metrics are also important for … -
Our friend, Peter Ashlock, is on NY Times. Pointing out the truths about Uber and its gig-economy.
Our friend, Peter, was on the New York Times last week. Mr. Ashlock, who will be 71 next week, has … -
To Uber and Lyft drivers: What are things passengers UNFAIRLY rate you on? What are things outside of your control as a driver, but can ding you on your ratings or tips?
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Underage Passengers Can Ruin Your Life. Are You Properly Protected? [Ridester]
It's a great summary from Ridester on underage passengers: https://www.ridester.com/lyft-uber-minor-policy/Uber’s rule says:“A rider must be at least … -
A friend, a prank, and autocorrect leads to bad passenger ratings.
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All The Ways You Can Sell Advertising Space In and On Your Car [The Rideshare Guy]
Rideshare driving is becoming more difficult – rates are declining, bonuses are changing, and promotions have been reduced drastically in … -
How to Maximize Earnings While Driving Part Time [The Rideshare Guy]
Are you a part-time Uber or Lyft driver? If so, you’re probably wondering how you can maximize your time on … -
Waymo’s self-driving car unit officially launched the first commercial driverless taxi service
Waymo’s self-driving car unit officially launched the first commercial driverless taxi service in a roughly 100-mile zone across four Phoenix … -
Driver Star Rating Explained - How ratings work and affect drivers (plus video)
How ratings work and affect driver-partnersWhat you’ll be rated onRiders likely consider a variety of factors when selecting … -
If Self-Driving Cars Were Southern
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Uber for Packages - Amazon Delivery Driver: What it’s like to work for Amazon Flex [Geekwire]
People overlook what it takes to delivery all those packages from Amazon, and most aren't aware that it's Uber-esque in … -
What do you think of Lyft's $299/mo subscription plan to replace car ownership?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17978626/lyft-monthly-subscription-plan-nationwide Lyft’s monthly subscription experiment is going national. The ride-hailing company has been tinkering with subscriptions since earlier this year, … -
Video - Every Uber Ever [Smoth]
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Travel Tips - Should You Tip Your Uber Driver? If So, How Much? [New York Times]
New York Times' Kristin Wong is educating the riders on how the tipping should work. Do you agree with her … -
Teens headed to homecoming say Uber driver told them to get out due to age [AJC.com]
This is sure to stir up some discussions with strong voices from both ends. "Teenagers in Gwinnett County say they … -
How to Profit from Minimum-Fare Uber Rides [Ridester.com]
Any rideshare driver will tell you that minimum fare rides are undesirable. These small trips offer a low fare cost … -
The worst types of Uber passengers (and how to deal with them) [Gridwise]
A fun article on Gridwise regarding our important cargos, i.e. passengers. They pick up 5 worst types of rideshare passengers …
Featured Answers by ippei
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A 45 miles will take 45~60 minutes to drive. Such a trip should be about $55 to 70 in most areas. This is without considering for surge pricing which can raise the fare during busy periods.
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Here are two related and common questions around Uber/Lyft scheduled rides:
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check this out for the graphs of how rideshare number has been skyrocketing.
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There was a thread on this with a Guru Answer.
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Related threads:
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Great discussions going on here. All great advice. Here are some relevant articles from RideGuru
Getaround: Is Renting A Car For $5 an Hour to Drive for Uber Worth It?
What about peer-to-peer car rentals?
Uber Rent - Drive stranger's cars AirBnB style! Would you rent your car for $5 an hour?
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Love it. Real people, real scenes, real taxis. Everything about these are real. It's a must-buy.
BTW, his book is REALLY great.
Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver
https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-New-York-Taxi-Driver/dp/0007500955/
Now the question is... do you trust yourself flying this thing? ..or do you trust the AI and autonomous features?
I spoke to Uber about this, and apparently this is their attempt to encourage users to go through their apps and follow a structured process.
I also heard that the volume of emails Uber was receiving was something insane. Like tens of thousands a day, partially due to people aimlessly typing them with any account information attached.
Just to be clear... This is an adveritsement campaign Uber ran to market Uber. I don't think this is a sevice you can hire Uber to do. Those aren't ad-delivering Uber drones!
Even though, I guess that is certainly possible in the future. Here's more info from The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/17/13308014/uber-drone-advertising-mexico-city-carpool-dystopia
I feel like there are LOTS of other ways to use their massive data to use than this restaurant guide.
Good point, but some of these are illegal and go against common courtesy. (e.g. violating driver's personal space or being belligerent drunk) The drivers aren't getting paid for those types of behaviors.
The critical word in their old taglin is "Everyone's." You wouldn't treat your library books in the same way you treat your own. :)
I heard in 2015, there were 160,000 Uber drivers around the world.
It somewhat pales in comparison compared to GoJek at 200K and Didi at 1~2 million.