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Traveling via rideshares has become one of the easiest and cheapest modes of transportation over the past few years. However, the ridesharing world still hasn’t mastered how to conveniently cater to families with young children. Uber and Lyft, two of the biggest ridesharing companies, have recently started working towards making their vehicles more friendly for families with infants, toddlers, and young children. Take a look below for each company's guidelines on riding with kids.

Uber

Uber requires children who are of car seat age to be safely secured in an age appropriate seat for all rides. You are allowed to …

Bozoma Saint John is Uber’s first ever Chief Brand Officer. She has been working at Uber in this role for almost 6 months now, and has announced the direction where we can expect to see the Uber brand going.

Last week, Uber debuted an NBA themed advertising campaign titled “Rolling with the Champion”. In the ad you can see NBA pros and ESPN SportsCenter anchor as an Uber driver. Saint John plans to place Uber at the forefront of pop culture, where she believes Uber will flourish.

At first glance, this seems like an interesting move for Uber. Right now …

First time taking an UberPool? We're here to help. Here is a list of guidelines for what to do, and what not to do, when riding in an UberPool. Keep in mind that these guidelines also apply to other shared ride services such as Lyft Line!

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Leave yourself enough time. Taking a carpool service often requires your driver to take you a bit out of the way to pick up other passengers. The driver may not always take the fastest or most direct route to your specific destination when there are other stops to be made along the way. …

Upstate New York Expansion

Ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft will soon be operating in Upstate New York. This expansion comes after lengthy legal and PR campaigns targeted at changing the state’s insurance laws. New York State Insurance Law had prevented rideshare companies from operating, but the passing of the state’s 2018 budget establishes regulations that allow insurance for transportation network companies.

Taxi Company Response

As with most expansion into once rideshare-free markets, local cab companies express concern and frustration over what they claim is an unfair business advantage. Uber and other transportation network companies (TNC’s) like it have avoided …

The initial ride from the airport to your city destination can oftentimes make or break your trip. This first ride can set the tone for a trip – it can be a quick breeze or a long, expensive nightmare. Using RideGuru, we've compiled some information to help travelers be prepared with the knowledge of what to expect when arriving to fifteen of the world's most popular airports.

This infographic illustrates the distances, all converted to miles, from an airport to the estimated center of the closest major city. The cost of an Uber ride from these two points was …