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Recently, Gett, the mega ridesharing company backed by Volkswagon, announced that they will be ending their NYC Juno rideshare services. Juno launched its ridesharing service in 2016 as a more driver friendly alternative to Uber and Lyft. With Juno, drivers were able to join as stockholders and were paid higher percentages of each ride. In 2017, Gett acquired Juno for $200 million and to many drivers’ dismay, substantially lowered the original perks of being a Juno driver with many drivers complaining that their stocks were now “invalid”.

The news of Gett closing down Juno’s operations comes alongside the news …

Whether you are a rideshare driver, a truck driver, or prone to road trips, being in the car for long hours is hard on your back. Your lower back takes the brunt of the pain. Sitting in a car for extended periods of time keeps you in one position. The lack of movement causes the muscles in your back to stiffen and even spasm. If you can, take a fifteen minute break every two hours to stretch, move, and walk around. People prone to or with chronic back pain really do need to make sure to take these breaks. Other …

Have your trip requests seemed lower on Uber recently? Would you like to try and increase the amount of trip requests sent your way? While the Uber algorithm is a bit of a mystery there are a few things you can do to try and bump your trips and thus your earnings.

Opt in for all trips

If you are not receiving many trip requests this may be because you have limited your trip type preferences. Make sure to set your trip type preferences to "all" to receive all trips that you are eligible for. You can opt in to …

Last month Uber announced that they would be rolling out e-mopeds in Paris during the month of November, 2019. Through a partnership with French start-up, Cityscoot, users will be able to book and pay for their e-moped directly through the Uber app.

This will be the first time that Uber is offering e-mopeds on their platform and according to their press release they view this as “another step towards our goal to become a one-stop shop for all transportation needs”. With this new transportation addition in Paris, residents and visitors will have access to more shared mobility options than anywhere …

Do you have a job interview coming up? Are you starting a new job soon? You might qualify for free Lyft rides!

As part of a $50 million annual commitment to improving transportation infrastructure and sustainability initiatives, Lyft announced that it will be providing free rides for people trying to get jobs. This new program will cover rides to and from job training programs, interviews, and rides to and from work during a person's first three weeks of employment.

However, getting your free Lyft ride isn’t as easy as just opening the app and getting a free ride. Instead you …