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This is for drivers! If you’re not a driver but want to be, this could be helpful for you, too. Back in 2015, Lyft made it possible to have more than one approved car on a driver’s account. In this article we are going to outline how to add a second vehicle and switch between cars in your driver app.
The key to switching between cars as a driver on the Lyft app is to have the vehicles you may be driving already approved via the app. It’s a simple process to do if you haven’t done it already. Before …
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Today’s world looks a whole lot different than the world of a hundred years ago or even twenty years ago. Jobs and careers, especially with the new gig economy, are changing at an unprecedented pace. Apps and smartphones and the gig economy were words that did not really exist ten years ago, but now they are a huge part of the global economy. Delivery driving is no longer a job just for high school or college students. People are now making careers as a delivery driver, supporting themselves between jobs, or simply doing a little side hustle. We have found …
read more“Surge Club!” Plenty of news lately that a handful of Uber drivers are manipulating the fares they receive by surge gaming at Reagan International in Virginia and Baltimore airports, costing the passengers to pay higher fares. Is it possible? Why are they doing it?
The idea behind surge pricing is to adjust prices of rides to match driver supply to rider demand at any given time. During periods of excessive demand when there are many more rider requests than drivers, or when there aren't enough drivers on the road available to …
read moreSince I started driving for Uber and Lyft, which is more than three years now, I've seen the GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY!
The GOOD was when I first started, high pay for miles and minutes, plenty of surge fares, less than eight drivers at every corner, medallion system that pretty much guaranteed a 2x surge multiplier on each ride, Power/Boost zones, and high value quests for weekdays and weekends.
The BAD was what followed next, constant price cuts on both Uber and Lyft platforms in a bitter …
read moreLast week in Part I of this two part series, I laid out the facts regarding the Micro-mobility trend that is sweeping the country. Today in Part II, I will dig into the economics of this trend, are all these companies in a race to the bottom just like Uber & Lyft with their respective rideshare businesses? Will they ever be profitable? What is the effect of e-scooters on the every day rideshare driver?
These are e-scooters dumped by riders on a walkway in Santa Monica, CA. The cities are struggling creating laws …
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