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Hi RideGuru Fans, Harry here! I want to share a topic with you today that is really hot right now. A few months ago, Uber changed their pricing model for most major markets to an “upfront fare” pricing system. Instead of showing passengers the rates per minute and per mile, Uber now gives passengers a steadfast fare quote after they enter their dropoff location.
While upfront fares seem convenient for passengers, we started to notice that through this new system Uber was not being 100% transparent and in many cases overcharging passengers without paying drivers the difference. To test this …
read moreDo you want to know which rideshare services have the best prices? Or which companies give back the most to their drivers?
With so many rideshare options on the marketplace, it can be hard to narrow down your choices and find the best car service for your trip. Riders deserve the right to compare prices and have the necessary information available to shop around. Likewise, drivers should be able to easily find out which companies will treat them the best.
Check out this video to learn about the importance of rideshare transparency for both riders and drivers - and how …
read moreHere at RideGuru, we believe all riders deserve the right to compare rideshare prices and know their estimated costs before traveling. We also believe that drivers have a right to know how much commission each and every rideshare company pockets from their paychecks. Transparency is in important part of any travel decision and therefore we have decided (with your help!) to fix this issue.
Together we can make a change and bring transparency to the rideshare marketplace. Just as you know the price of your train, plane, or bus ticket before traveling we feel rideshare riders deserve the right to …
Our team at RideGuru is excited to bring all ridehail drivers and riders together through this site and our social media channels. We hope to create a fun community where everyone can share their travel and ridehail stories with one another. To kick-off this community, we are creating a "Humans of Uber" series on our instagram (@RideGuru), where we will share Uber drivers stories from around the world with our followers. Through this adventure, we hope our fans learn about different cities, what it is like to be a driver, and get to know some friendly faces within the ridehailing …
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Would you trust your kids to travel in a rideshare alone?
Hailing an Uber or Lyft when you are in a hurry or want to avoid an impending rainstorm has become a habit for many urbanites. The ease of hailing a car with the push of a button, has changed the transportation industry and city life will never be quite the same. Uber and Lyft aim to make your life easy. Need a car that can fit 6 of your friends, done. Hailing a ride that will impress your client, UberBlack is on it. It seems as though between these …
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