Milano Minis (MilanoMinis)

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  Waymo, Uber, Ford, and others are joining forces to explore the ‘human impact’ of self-driving cars [Verge]

  Is this really about the people and those who will be impacted by self-driving cars?  or another corporate bull? "Driverless …
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  How much do Uber drivers work? How many hours do they drive?

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  What is a rideshare insurance?

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  What passenger information do Uber drivers see *before* they accept the pick ...

  What passenger information do Uber drivers see *before* they accept the pick up request?
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  How do I request an Uber ride when I am traveling to another country?

  Planning a business trip to San Francisco from NY.  I would love to use Uber there.  ...or does another app …

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   3 years ago in  Does Uber's upfront fee get higher the more we check?

  Don’t they say this about Amazon as well. Depending on who you are and how many times you clicked it, the price goes up.

  All automated and driven by AI. 

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   5 years ago in  Am I supposed to be tipping the food delivery drivers and bicylists? (UberEats, DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, etc.)

  Your mistake was not putting, “If yes, how much should I tip?” at the end of your question. 

  Or phrase it differently. It currently sounds like you aren’t tipping at all. Rephrase to:

  “Should I tip...?”

  “How much should I tip the driver if any?”

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   6 years ago in  Self entitled and stupidity taken to whole new level. What does Lyft do?

  $8.01!  LOL.

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   6 years ago in  Lyft hit 1 billion rides given today!

  This is a great question.  It's all about the trend.  My suspicion is NO, because the market is saturdated with Uber users.  The world isn't the same anymore as it was several  years ago when Uber was growing:

  "But can Lyft accelerate this rate of growth? It took Uber six months after it reached 1 billion trips to double that number and then less than 12 months for it to get to 5 billion rides. Of course, these numbers are largely meaningless compared to more tangible metrics like gross bookings, revenue, and profit. And those numbers, well, they don’t look too promising."

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   6 years ago in  Battle of the Sexes - Women are more likely to engage in distracted driving [NBC]

  Here's another good article:

  Distracted Driving: Who’s Worse, Men or Women?

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   6 years ago in  How do I support my family member who drives for Uber or Lyft?

  This is hilarious.  So, you are saying that Uber and Lyft drivers fall into a category of people who need help and support?  

  Is it a emotional support or a financial support?  or I guess both. LOL

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   6 years ago in  Do Lyft AMP Light (or Uber Beacon) really get you more tips from passengers?

  Yes, they did.

  HOW IT'LL CHANGE YOUR RIDES

  Amp changes color to match your passenger’s Lyft app: This “beaconing” feature is the secret to smoother pickups. Plus, delighted passengers are more likely to leave good reviews and tips.

  It's still up at: https://take.lyft.com/amp/

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   6 years ago in  Lyft - Some of the Terms, Conditions, Policies, etc. etc. etc. should be adjusted, modify, etc. etc. etc. in order to protect more the drivers

  There've been a lot of threads on "where do drivers" pee on this forum. LOL.

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/where-do-taxi-drivers-pee

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/where-do-drivers-wait-between-fares-random-parking-lots-where-do-you-go-to-the-bathroom

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/do-uber-and-taxi-drivers-really-pee-in-bottles

  I see some people mention peeing in bottles.  gross.

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   6 years ago in  Lyft's new users are skewing younger than Ubers

  and PINK.  Millenials love it.

  Lyft is earthy crunchy.

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   6 years ago in  How long do Uber/Taxi drivers have to wait at airport waiting lots and their queues?

  As an ignorant customer, I had no idea of this.  How long are the queue anyways?  So if you show up and enter the FIFO line, how many cars are usually ahead of you?

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   6 years ago in  Scam alert?! The driver never shows up and cancels. Charges me $6.00 for no-show. Is this a thing?

  How do you know it'd be a minimum fare?  You don't know where the passenger is trying to go until you pick him or her up. For all you know, you just cancelled on a $40 ride.

  and I see problem in you hiding out just to let the time expire.  That's messed up and unethical.

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   6 years ago in  What happens if a passenger cancels an Uber ride in the middle of a trip? (mid-ride, mid-trip)

  I experienced this myself when I had to cancel a ride.  No, not for scamming the driver, but because my driver was not listening to me whatsoever.

  My driver was this 50-something female.  She did seem grumpy a little and said very few words even when I got in the car.  The ride was off from the start, she immediately started driving in the wrong direction.  Since I hate confrontation, I mean who does, I actually believed that she knew a better route.  Afterall, she has a GPS, right?  The thing is...I couldn't see her phone from where I was sitting. She had it on her lap.  (I actually don't think it was even on.)

  After a few minutes when I KNEW she wasn't going the right diriection, I started to yell at her to stop.  She never did.   I was ready to call Uber, but at that point I was pretty scared and decided to call the police.  Then as I picked up my phone, I realized that I can cancel the ride, which I did.  

  That's when the b*tch pulled over.  I guess she did have the phone on, because she knew within 10 seconds I had done that.

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   6 years ago in  Why do Uber and Lyft drivers become so angry when riders don't tip?

  Uber made a variant attempt to make it a cashless and tipless experience, but they miserably failed.  They had pressure from Lyft and drivers and they finally gave in.  There should be something to be learned from there.  Such a large and powerful entity like Uber attempted to eliminate tips but they couldn't.  That means that this tipping is not unnatural.  It was demanded by the market.  by the people.  It wasn't some weird concept generated or outlined by someone or some entity.

  So, natural selection do its work.  This is the right direction, and we should all accept it.  Drivers are services personnel and they should get paid tips along aside hairdresser, bellboy, housekeeping, waitresses, etc.

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   6 years ago in  Should I give low ratings to Uber drivers who solicit tips?

  I've run into these drivers.  I will admit, it is annoying. and I don't even know how to respond, which by default is a sign that the driver is being rude by making me uncomfortable.

  It does depend on how they ask or how hard they push. I often give the, "I will do it on the app later," (I mean, how else, right?  unless you pay cash), and one driver said, "I can tell by the way you said it that you won't tip."  WTF

  Another driver said, "I'd appreciate if you could tip me later.  It's difficult to make money on these short rides. Thanks and have a nice day."  I didn't mind that nearly as much.  I mean, he even gave me a reason which is cool.

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   6 years ago in  Can I bring a friend, an additional passenger, on UberPool? (carpool option)

  Do I have to specify this in the app?  It looks like in the image, you can specify it, but what happens if I don't?

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   6 years ago in  What passenger information do Uber drivers see *before* they accept the pick ...

  Thanks for the info!  Very useful.  I seriously thought they see more than that.  

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   6 years ago in  Uber to require a 6-hour break for every 12 hours of driving in the U.S.

  Amen. 

  And it'll be gone together with taxi companies when the AVs arrive. Poof. 

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   6 years ago in  People using Uber instead of 911 and ambulance. Why?

  The answer is easy.  Uber911.  Anyone can call it and the bill goes to the insurance company.

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   6 years ago in  Uber and Lyft Return to Austin

  We will see if loyalty exists amongst ridershare users.  Will they stick with whom they know like Fasten, Fare, and RydeAustin?  or convert to Uber?

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   6 years ago in  How to Request Uber or Lyft Without a Smartphone

  Yet, everyone buys one. They buy it before they buy groceries.  Unpopular opinion.

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