Sergio Avedian (Uberserge)
Ride Apprentice from Los Angeles, CA
Blogger, Podcaster, Active Rideshare Driver/Coach
1300 Rider DriverActive Uber/Lyft driver in Los Angeles, contributing writer for Rideguru and RSG (The Rideshare Guy), podcaster, rideshare driver coach, independent consultant to rideshare and tech companies.
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Dashboard Cameras: The Ultimate Guide for Both Drivers and Riders
All explained in this article! https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/dashboard-cameras-the-ultimate-guide-for-both-drivers-and-riders -
Is the Scooter Era Ending? Was it all just a Fad?
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Step by Step Instructions on Accepting your First Trip as a New Uber Driver and General App Tutorial 2020
It is all explained in this article https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/step-by-step-instructions-on-accepting-your-first-trip-as-a-new-uber-driver-and-general-app-tutorial-2020 -
Step by Step Instructions on Accepting your First Trip as a New Lyft Driver and General App Tutorial 2020
It is all explained in this article https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/step-by-step-instructions-on-accepting-your-first-trip-as-a-new-lyft-driver-and-general-app-tutorial-2020 -
Is Uber Just A Payment Collection Agency For Drivers Now? Must Read For All Drivers & Passengers
Looks like drivers are Uber's customers and passengers are drivers' cutomers https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/is-uber-just-a-payment-collection-agency-for-drivers-now-must-read-for-all-drivers-passengers -
Step by step instrucitons for Uber & Lyft car inspections!
It is all explained in this in this article https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/step-by-step-guide-to-get-an-uber-lyft-car-inspection -
How to track your tax deductible miles for Rideshare driving? Potential tax deduction missed by Drivers!
I have explained it all in this in depth article https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/how-to-track-tax-deductible-mileage-for-uber-lyft-drivers -
Is driving for Uber & Lyft full of Flexibility and Freedom? Not so fast!
My in depth article about the plight of NY drivers https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/is-driving-for-uber-lyft-really-full-of-freedom-not-in-new-york -
Uber is fighting AB5 in CA with a new PAA (Platform Access Agreement)
Drivers are Uber customers, passengers are drivers' customers. Uber charges drivers a service fee for accesing its technology platform.https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/is-uber-just-a-payment-collection-agency-for-drivers-now-must-read-for-all-drivers-passengers -
As per Uber, passengers are driver's customer and drivers are Uber's customers
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Uber claims to be just a payment processing agency for the driver and passenger
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/is-uber-just-a-payment-collection-agency-for-drivers-now-must-read-for-all-drivers-passengers -
I must be in a time machine, taking me back to the starting days of Uber albeit at much lower rates!
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/uber-is-making-big-changes-in-california-for-drivers https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/uber-is-making-big-changes-in-california-for-drivers -
I got skunked by the Uber Algorithm! Is over saturation the problem or does Uber put drivers in Time Outs due to declining too many rides?
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Driving Uber's Way vs. Driving My Way
Do you take every ping Uber and Lyft send you? Are you the slave of their algorithms?https://therideshareguy.com/driving-ubers-way-vs-driving-my-way/ -
Now Uber is letting some CA drivers set their rate at small airports
All the changes over the past couple of months, definitely due to AB5. Will all these changes spread throughout the … -
Is the Scooter craze coming to a crashing halt?
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Dashboard cameras: Ultimate guide for rideshare drivers and passengersrs
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/dashboard-cameras-the-ultimate-guide-for-both-drivers-and-riders -
Do you think the changes implemented in CA by Uber should go nationwide?
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Uber commissions capped at 25%, no upfront pricing, exact destination on each trip before accepting a ride, old surge multiplier is back, no AR restrictions etc.
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Uber is Making Big Changes in California for Drivers! Is all this due to CA AB5?
I welcome these changes over the past month culminating with commission caps at 25%, showing destination, bringing the old surge …
In U/L case, long term could be a lifetime. Public investor bagholders
Heartbreaking, truly sickening. We need a lot tougher background checks for the drivers as well as the passengers. Uber and Lyft don't care unfortunately
I've attached my weekly numbers from 2018 and 2019, please take a look. Earnings and driving time down in conjunction with cuts by Uber and Lyft
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/how-much-will-i-make-driving-for-uber-lyft
It's always better to have the option to work on both platforms, there could be deactivation issues, bonuses offered vary weekly, one may beat the other, mileage and time rates may be more beneficial from one to the other, one may have higher market share in your city, hence your utilization rate will be higher, etc.
They should have talked to the drivers, no need to have an MBA To figure out U/L are turds
There will be fewer after Lyft cut mileage rates by 50% in 12 cities the past two weeks. Pink moustache is on a roll.
Are there any of those left? Do you smell nice?
Lyft? I don't think so after they cut rates by 50% in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tampa, Las Vegas and a few other cities. They're paying anywhere between 33-40 cents a mile now.
A holes will always be a holes
Personally, I go with the flow, an experienced driver will know when to talk and when to shut up and drive
Beyond gross, it's per booked hour, rideshare drivers are not on a chess clock. 😆
It's a non starter, that's 21 per booked hour, convert it to app on hour, we're at 12-13 dollars since utilization rates in major cities is 50-60%, in rural areas it's more like 30%. Bunch of garbage, look what's Lyft contending.
DON'T SIGN THE PETITION
It's truly getting ridiculous
How laughable? Look what Lyft is claiming
Got to have a plan B when you're dealing with evil
I definitely agree having both apps is the key to utilize your time better. Are on surveys unfortunately show a lot of people just driving for one of these evil outfits.
It's tough but still doable in Los Angeles with certain strategies. I used to average 40+, after a few radical cuts, it's very difficult.
They don't want drivers, they want robots before driverless cars. They're so evil!
Always a good question why? Why do they always change things that help the driver? Does that give you a hint?
Take it to the bank, it will pass. What U/L do after that tying up in courts os a different story.