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Do you have a job interview coming up? Are you starting a new job soon? You might qualify for free Lyft rides!

As part of a $50 million annual commitment to improving transportation infrastructure and sustainability initiatives, Lyft announced that it will be providing free rides for people trying to get jobs. This new program will cover rides to and from job training programs, interviews, and rides to and from work during a person's first three weeks of employment.

However, getting your free Lyft ride isn’t as easy as just opening the app and getting a free ride. Instead you …

Wondering if Uber is available in your location? Need to check if Uber is available where you are traveling?

Uber is a global company. It happened quickly, but Uber is providing passengers with drivers all around the world. Unfortunately, Uber is not everywhere. There are some cities, regions, and even countries that do not have Uber operating. Uber also does not have a definitive resource allowing their customers to see if Uber is in their area. If Uber isn’t in your area, it’s impossible to order a ride or become an Uber driver, so it’s important to figure out where …

Choosing between driving for Uber or Lyft? While the two are very similar, here are the main differences between the two apps (Part 1). Follow up next week for Part 2 of this article.

I have been a driver for Uber and Lyft for about four years with over 5000 rides between the two companies, a majority of those rides, up to 80%, have been completed on the Uber platform. Them two apps may have been quite different when I first started, from the pay structure to bonuses to surge and prime time they offered, but these days it is …

In the United States, tipping is seen as "mandatory or highly suggested" at restaurants, bars, and within taxis. However, this is not the case with ridesharing. Since Uber and Lyft originally made a strong stance against tipping, many riders still feel they can get away without tipping their driver. While not many riders may tip their drivers, all drivers can agree that tipping is flattering; tipping makes a difference!

We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz from rideshare drivers. They want the ability to thank their riders who tip them because it is an act of kindness and generosity. It …

All across the country, millions of people use ride-hail services, like Lyft or Uber, to go out to dinner, get to events such as baseball games and concerts, run errands, commute to work, for airport trips etc. With a tap of a button on their smartphones, passengers request a car and a driver arrives quickly, picks them and drops them off safely at their destination. More than 1 out of 3 people in the US have used ride-hail services, which are most prominent in major cities, such as New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Uber’s 17% of total revenue …