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When our team first created Ride.Guru, we always envisioned the site becoming an active community where rideshare drivers and riders would interact and connect. A little under 3 months later, we are excited to make this vision a reality and formally announce the release of our first community forum – The Lounge.
Through “The Lounge” community members can discuss trending rideshare news, connect with other drivers and riders, and engage in heated debates between taxis and rideshares. All entries have …
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Looking to avoid Uber's Surge Pricing? Have you been scammed by Uber into paying too much for your ride? We understand, and we are here to give you some tips and tricks to avoid paying the surge pricing that Uber often charges their customers during the times they need a ride most.
1. Look at the clock
If it's 5pm on a Tuesday in a busy city, it is probably not the best time to request an Uber ride. You will likely get a surge pop up when you go to request a ride. If you can, wait a …
Through Google Places, RideGuru is now able to give users a full list of all taxi companies within their desired travel location. This allows users to easily call or book a taxi with just the click of a button, making calling a taxi from RideGuru as easy as hailing a ridehail car.
Not only can customers view the available taxi companies near their location, they can also view each company’s rating to find the most popular or highest rated company. This allows travelers to book a taxi without having to research and sift through dozens of taxi companies.
To find …
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Recently, you may have heard that Uber has made a change to their TOS that lets the app track your whereabouts even when you are not actively using the Uber app. The change lets the ride-hailing giant track your locations whenever you pop open the app or simply have it running in the background of your phone. Up until this point, Uber only collected your location data if you were actively using the app for rides.
Luckily, there is a way you can switch off Uber's background activity on your device if you would rather the company does not follow …
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