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  Lyft acquires Citi Bike parent company, Motivate

  Expected move by Lyft (to copy Uber?) "The ride-hailing startup on Monday announced it will acquire Motivate, the largest bikeshare …
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  Uber Now Allows Drivers to Leave Feedback for Passengers

  They could always leave us ratings but now they can leave us feedbacks. I thought passenger rating pretty much meant …
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  Do taxi drivers convert to Uber/Lyft drivers?

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

  Can you imagine a cleanup fee on a bloody mess you may leave?

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   6 years ago in  5 Steps for Traveling in an Uber with your Dog

  yeah, but many drivers prefer NOT to carry dogs.  There's a pretty big feud on this stuff.  Courteous riders would tell the drivers in advance, and then they realize half the drivers would cancel on them.  Reasoning is how the dog can smell up the car or leave hair behind.  Hard to blame them I guess.

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   6 years ago in  How does Lyft detect phone numbers created with the Burner app?

  Isn't this the way to get infinite uber/lyft rides?  at least the way they say we are supposed to?

  so basically you are saying it won't work.

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   6 years ago in  Do you let your teens use Uber?

  Sounds reasonable.  If you also have the Uber app, and you guys are both logged in with the same account, you can track her location as she takes the ride.  It's a good way to keep an eye on her and her safety.  There are some car services for kids, but they are few and far between.

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   6 years ago in  Drivers don’t trust Uber. This is how it’s trying to win them back. [Recode]

  ...but Uber started that war, in attempts to destory the competition and to own the market (i.e. monopoly).  Lyft followed suit.  Now they are both massively losing money.

  UberX and Lyft are still magnitudes cheaper than regular taxis.  I think there is plenty of room to raise fares.  Do it before it's too late.

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   6 years ago in  Why isn't Juno dominating?

  I don't know how accurate this is, but take a look

  "That’s not even a tenth of the $0.20 share price Juno advertised to drivers in recruiting materials last summer. Two other contracts seen by Quartz offered $100 payments for 1,604 and 3,580 shares respectively, or 2.8 cents and 6.2 cents per share, suggesting that there may have been a minimum payment of $100."

  https://qz.com/969601/juno-ubers-driver-friendly-competitor-sold-to-gett-for-200-million-but-left-little-for-its-drivers/

  This guy got $200-300. 

  https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/priya/drivers-in-nyc-feel-cheated-by-juno-which-promised-to-save

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   6 years ago in  NYC Ride Volume - Uber "officially" destroys Taxis going into 2018

  That's ok. Uber will probably just offer yellow cars.  or "UberYellow."  Then we are done.

  So Uber will just be the taxi company.  It's a full circle.

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   6 years ago in  5 Passenger / Rider Scams that Game the System - Drivers watch out!

  You forgot the Service Dog Scam, where every pet brought on board is a service dog.  ...or worse, "emotional support animal."

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   6 years ago in  NYC Ride Volume - Uber "officially" destroys Taxis going into 2018

  what are you smoking.

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   6 years ago in  Uber sells its car leasing business

  no, they are in the not following rules and regulation business.

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   6 years ago in  Why isn't Juno dominating?

  What the heck is Juno.

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   6 years ago in  Lyft employee: “Hell yes. I definitely looked at my friends’ rider history and looked at what drivers said about them. I never got in trouble.”

  Coz it's funny.  Friends giving each other a hard time.  Sometimes, when people have power and access to restricted information, they want to show off.

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   6 years ago in  Should you make out with someone in the backseat of the Uber? Will I get a lower rating?

  For those of you who don't remember.

  • Level 1: Vacuuming needed
  • Level 2: Vomitting outside of car
  • Level 3: Vomit inside car.
  • Level 4: Bodlly fluids inside car.

  So, making out lands somewhere between 3 and 4.

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   6 years ago in  Thanks Uber. Now some restaurants are trying out surge pricing.

  Yep.  It's called capitalism. and law of supply-and-demand.  This article just shows you can make anything sound bad (or good).

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   6 years ago in  What will ultimately kill Uber?

  At this point, no one will kill Uber.  Regardless of what happens, they will survive in one shape or another, whether it's the technology, employees, office buildings, users, drivers, assets they own, investors, etc. etc.   When a company reaches a certain size, they will live on even if its under a different name.

  Now, what might kill Uber the name and its branding?  Well, it's difficult to believe that from happening, because we already use the word "Uber" in our daily lives.  I think it's stuck and here to stay, folks.

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   6 years ago in  Is there a max age limit to drive for Uber?

  Well, as long as the person can meet driver license requirements.  Vision test and...  and...  what else is there?  

  Did some states implement a driving test for certain ages? I can't remember.  They were talking about it when that grandpa mowed over a bunch of people in California a few years ago.

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   6 years ago in  Uber wants its self-driving cars picking up passengers in 18 months

  well, overal, yeah, it should.  The whole reason Uber is investing in Autonomous Vehicle is to eliminate their drive expense.  Sure, they are spending billions on developing these new cars, but the economy scale will take over, and then...

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   6 years ago in  Can I smoke in an Uber?

  @Gurus, what about Vaping?  are there policies on that?

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   6 years ago in  Do taxi drivers convert to Uber/Lyft drivers?

  Isn't that super illegal.   I can't imagine uber being ok with that.   or maybe they don't care

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