In a recent survey, we asked participants to share their biggest rideshare gripes. While the complaints ranged from vomit fraud to safety concerns, two issues were the definitely the annoying to consumers.
Not surprisingly, the top issue most respondents have with rideshares is surge pricing. Since the beginning of rideshares, riders have complained endlessly about the supply and demand based surge pricing model that Uber introduced to the transportation industry. Did you know that you can use RideGuru to find the companies in your area that do not use surge pricing? Through our Fare Comparison Calculator you can …
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After New Years Eve, Halloween night is the second busiest time of year for the ridesharing industry. In years past, ridesharing on Halloween brought more “scaries” to riders than Ghouls or Ghosts when they woke up and saw their Uber bill home the next day. For those of you who took an Uber on Halloween in 2014, you may remember how the night ultimately brought down Uber’s supply and demand system after engineers weren’t prepared for the sheer volume of rides.
This year, Uber is ready for the holiday season with a fully staffed engineering team who conduct multiple drills …
read moreWhat percentage of riders use Uber Pool or Lyft Line?
There is a lot of hype around shared rides such as Uber Pool and Lyft Line these days. Both Uber and Lyft love pushing their shared rides option and even go as far as to have their shared ride option automatically selected when a user first opens the app. Some critics state this is becuase the companies make more off of shared rides while drivers, unfortunately, take home less.
We wanted to learn how riders feel about shared rides and polled over 1,000 riders in a recent study to see …
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Welcome Time Luxury Services!
Time Luxury Services is Calgary’s on demand luxury black car service. They specialize in airport transfers, corporate rides, and special events needs. Time Luxury offers a fleet of luxury vehicles including the Mercedes-Benz S550 and the Lincoln Krystal Stretch.
Take a look below at their services and when you are ready to book use the code 'RIDEGURU' for 10% off your ride!
An on-demand luxury sedan ride with room for 4 passengers.
An on demand luxury SUV with room for 7 passengers.
An on demand luxury SUV with room for 7 passengers.
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read moreShould Uber drivers make more money?
This September we completed the largest rider rideshare survey ever compiled and we are sharing our findings with you throughout the fall! Today we want to share how rideshare users view driver's pay and the old "uber vs taxi" debate. Take a look below at the infographic to see our top two takeaways regarding driver's pay and taxis.
Check back weekly for more insight into our top survey takeaways!
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