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How is My Uber & Lyft Fare Calculated?

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 5 months ago
                                                

 

How is My Uber & Lyft Fare Calculated?

*Update: Uber now has an upfront pricing model, or "Upfront Fares". This model requires passengers to input their destination address before requesting a car. Then based on the trip duration, Uber will provide an upfront fare price. If you happen to request a car during a surge pricing period, the price you will be quoted will include the extra surge. In other words instead of seeing that your ride will have a 2x on a typical $12 fare, you will simply see a fare quote for $24. Continue below for the …

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5 Steps for Traveling in an Uber with your Dog

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 5 months ago
                     

When you live in a city or travel with your pooch, it can be hard to find pet-friendly transportation, hotels, and restaurants. While we may not be able to help you find pet-friendly hotels or restaurants we can help you order a dog-approved rideshare!

Both Uber and Lyft let the decision to allow dogs in their cars rest with the drivers. This means that some drivers may decline you while others would be happy to oblige to your dog-friendly ride request. Since Uber drivers use their personal cars to pick up passengers, you'll want to assure them that your pup …

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Surge Pricing Made Simple (Uber and Lyft)

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 5 months ago
                         
 

What is surge pricing?

Surge pricing is how rideshare companies aim to control supply and demand. Surge pricing happens when there is a high demand for cars (ie: lots of riders are looking for a ride in the same area) and there are not enough drivers to satisfy all the riders. The goal of surge pricing is to incentive drivers to complete trips during the busiest hours. Surge pricing fixes this excess demand by applying a multiplier on every fare, therefore raising prices by certain percentages. Some riders will opt to not pay the higher fare making more cars available …
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"Uber" Uber Facts

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Infographics , Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 5 months ago

Need some quick fun facts to debut at your dinner party tonight? The Ride Gurus have you covered. We have compiled a list of Uber based questions and answers into one fun-filled infographic. How many people ride in Ubers? How many Uber drivers are there in the world? Answers to these questions and more below!

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Uber seems to be gaining traction and growing larger each day – so we wanted to dig into the numbers behind the progress of this groundbreaking company. Check out the stats below on who’s riding and driving and where they’re doing it.

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Top 3 Cheapest Rideshare Options in U.S. Cities

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Infographics , Rideshare Knowledge 8 years, 5 months ago

Using RideGuru, we compared the most popular rideshare services for a 4-5 mile ride in 10 major cities in the United States. Check out the top 3 cheapest rideshare options for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC.

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