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Uber Comfort is a new product that provides riders with more options to elevate their riding experience on a day-to-day basis. Vehicles eligible for Uber Comfort are required to have more head and legroom than vehicles eligible for UberX, the most popular Uber class today. Whether transporting visiting family or in need of a little extra legroom after a long plane ride, Uber Comfort aims to provide the passenger with an option for an elevated ride experience.

Uber Comfort is an elevated economy ride option for up to 4 passengers that’s designed to help the drivers make extra money by …

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 …

As more people move to cities and become eco-conscious, it’s no wonder ridesharing is taking off. Scooters are a no brainer for environmentally friendly city dwellers. They are quick and affordable to get around but also have a small carbon footprint. Bird scooters are widely known because they were the first of their kind, but Spin scooters followed only five months later. 

San Francisco, 2016, was the birthplace of Spin and their scooters. Within a year of their creation, Ford bought the company for almost $100 million. The acquisition allowed Spin to invest time and money into developing a battery …

Tesla is one of the most talked about cars and companies in the industry right now. They are revolutionizing how people get around in their daily lives. It was only a matter of time before Tesla and the classic NYC Yellow Cab collaborated. 

New York City has, arguably, the most iconic and recognizable taxi fleet in the world. With a cap on how many taxis can legally operate in the city and strict laws and regulations, there is not a lot of variance between the cars used. Tesla’s Model 3 has recently been approved to be the very first completely …

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 …