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How to Book an Ola Car for Your Friend or Family

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 9 months ago

Are you looking to book an Ola Ride for your friend or family member? Here is everything you need to know in order to book your loved one a ride and make sure they arrive at their destination safely!

How to book a ride for a friend who is NOT at your current location:

  1. Open up your Ola app
  2. Enter in your friend’s current location as the pickup location.
  3. Select which service you would like to pick up your friend and then choose to either RIDE NOW or RIDE LATER.
  4. At this point, you will be asked who you are …
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What is Uber Bus?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 9 months ago

Have you heard about Uber Bus? Uber Bus is a new way to enjoy a comfortable, safe, and convenient commute at a fraction of the cost of an Uber car.

Uber Bus utilizes the Uber app technology to reserve a seat on a “clean, air-conditioned, and high-quality bus”. When you request an Uber Bus ride through the app, you will see all the possible timings that you can book and will even have the ability to schedule rides up to 7 days in advance.

Ordering an Uber Bus Ride on the Uber App

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Uber Updates Safety Toolkit with 3 New Features

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 9 months ago

Uber Safety Toolkit

When Uber first introduced their Safety Toolkit within the Uber app back in 2018, they essentially launched an “in-app emergency button”. Since then, Uber has added trip sharing, ride verification, and various 911 features. Today, Uber has announced 3 new features to ensure you get where you are going safely.

 

The New Safety Toolkit Design

To help riders quickly access safety features, Uber has redesigned their Safety Toolkit. With the new design, riders simply have to tap on a large safety shield which will bring them to a variety of large tiles with every safety help option in their area. …

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Uber and Lyft Driver Requirements 2022

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 1 year, 10 months ago

 how to become uber and lyft driver

Looking to join the on demand movement and work for a rideshare company like Uber or Lyft? Here are the requirements to become an Uber or Lyft driver.

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Step 1: The first step to becoming an Uber or Lyft driver is to make sure you meet their required driver criteria. 

The criteria include:

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Uber Makes Big Changes to Driver App!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community 1 year, 10 months ago

Uber Driver Flexibility

Perhaps the biggest perk of being a rideshare driver is the flexibility. Turn the app on when you want to work and shut it back off when you are finished. Work a 60-hour week or a 2-hour week. The flexibility is unparalleled to any other job.

Uber understands this and, in an effort to make their Driver app the “absolute best platform”, Uber has added new key features that give drivers three main things: even more flexibility, more choice, and more support.

Reimagined Upfront Fares

Uber Upfront Fares

Uber is dedicated to showing drivers how much they will earn and where they will …

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