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As Uber is battling bad press from the #deleteuber campaign and sexist workplace claims by multiple top level women engineers, Lyft is taking advantage of this opportunity to expand their coverage to over 100 new cities! This has kept the RideGuru team busy over the last few weeks but we have successfully added all new Lyft cities to our fare comparison calculator. 

According to Lyft, this is just the first wave of its expansion, and by the end of 2017, Lyft will have added a total of 300 cities, which will cover a total of 231 million people. Lyft …

Whenever you ride in an Uber or Lyft, you are prompted at the end of the ride to give your driver a rating based on a number of stars. What you may not realize is how this number impacts the driver and their driving capabilities. For most rideshare drivers, the rating means more than you think and drivers with even seemingly good ratings could be on the line for having their account deactivated.

Rating Threshold

Uber:

For Uber drivers, their rating is based on an average of the number of post-trip stars riders give them (from 1 to 5 stars) …

So much of who we are is where we have been. #WanderlustWednesday

Looking to learn which rideshare or ridehail companies are available in your city? With so many new rideshare companies popping up weekly, it can be hard to keep track of which services are available to you and which company offers the best deal. While our RideGuru Fare Comparison Calculator can find the cheapest ride in your area between any two points, our new cities page gives you a quick one stop shop of all the services available to you, complete with ride information on each service so you can stay informed about the companies that support your city.

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Over the last month we have seen much happening in the world of rideshares. We put together a recap list of the top trends from this month in the rideshare industry!

1. #DeleteUber went viral

You have probably seen the #DeleteUber hashtag across social media this month, and the reason many users were pledging to delete their account was the alleged tie between Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick, and newly elected President Trump. The catalyst to the #deleteuber campaign was when Uber turned off their airport surge pricing as NYC taxi drivers protested Trump's travel ban. This action sprung accusations of …