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Keep Rideshares Transparent (Video)

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 8 years ago

Do 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 …

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The Future of Driverless Cars

Posted by: Felicia Dodge in Rideshare Knowledge 8 years ago

driverless cars

What is the future of driverless cars? There has been much talk about the topic, but we wanted to compile a list of what companies are involved in the movement, and when we can expect to see driverless cars on the road.

One of the major company duos in the driverless car industry are General Motors Co. and Lyft Inc.. In the next year GM and Lyft plan to begin testing on a fleet of self-driving taxis on public roads. These Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis may be in competition with other Silicon Valley companies also trying to enter into …

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Support Rideshare Transparency!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 8 years ago

Here 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 …

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How to Contact Lyft

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 1 month ago

Lyft has a number of ways to get in contact with their customer support team. See a list of all the ways to reach Lyft below.

  1. The best way to currently contact Lyft is through their help center (https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us). They have lots of useful articles and resources for both riders and drivers. If you do not find the answer you need, you can email them using their webform (https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) and a customer representative will get back to you.
  2. If you would rather go straight through email try emailing [email protected].
  3. The Lyft support team has created a …
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How many Uber drivers are out there?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Infographics , Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 1 month ago

How Many Uber Drivers Are Out There

Here at RideGuru, we love all things travel. So when Uber released nerver-before-seen internal data, we jumped on it. This graph shows the top ten cities in the United States with the most Uber drivers at the end of 2015. As Uber continues to grow and diversity it's not surprising the number of drivers and riders has grown substantially each month!

If you're wondering if Uber is the best transportation option for your trip, check out RideGuru for expert comparisons, estimates, and information on all major rideshare companies. We want to make it …

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