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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 …
😆 now that's an interesting topic. I had some pax in the car that smelled like a sewer pipe blew up, what we do through for 60 cents a mile.
The cities OP has mentioned are either working on regulations to tax FF boards or outright ban them. This could be DOA unless they take the Uber route. My concern is why wouldn't UBER and Lyft pay their drivers enough for them not to resort to turning their private cars into moving billboards via FF or 7-11s via Cargo. If you choose to put an FF Billboard on your car, you better make sure your car inspection is not coming up soon since U/L won't allow them to pass an inspection with them installed on the roof.
All the businesses Uber claims to disrupt support razor thin margins. They will not make money unless they raise their prices substantially. Here's my take.
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/will-uber-ever-be-profitable
Are you an employee of FF? If so, can you address many concerns drivers who use your services have regarding cities starting to pass regulations banning these boards? Hope your margins are better than U/L.
Busy delivering? Can you really make money in that gig?
As things stand now, no they won't ever be profitable.
Yes I was, I'm trying my hardest getting the word out on the atrocities U/L are committing.
I'll take that as compliment?
😆 That's a month. 160 hours a month driving for $200, make your private vehicle look like a cab. It used to be more money, like all start-ups, high pay first then dwindle to nothing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for additional income for U/L drivers but some cities may have different ideas.
https://www-dailynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.dailynews.com/2019/02/13/los-angeles-may-ban-digital-billboards-on-uber-lyft-and-taxi-vehicles/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQEKAFwAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
They're disallowing them in some cities like NY, SF possibly in LA, what's being done about that? I'm the senior contributor for RSG.
It's been less than two months and the stock has lost about 25% of its value. Has anyone heard of don't catch a falling knife? I'm not touching it with a ten foot pole.
😆, I texted you. You wanted to ask me a few questions, I'm free the rest of the afternoon.
IPO at 45
It's been dine before by all technology companies like AMZN, FB, SNAP, NFLX etc. The difference here is Uber and Lyft don't have a plan to make them profitable and both are in a very low margin businesses. They can afford to lose money until they run out of cash which won't be for a while.
That's peanuts compared to what TK would spend with the boys on a night out between, booze, drugs and high end girls. They say those frat boys spend like drunken sailors.
Butthurt, 😆, hurting just started. Now they'll feel what the drivers felt for years.
Fight the good fight, let the chips fall where they may. It may be an interesting lawsuit though. I'm not dependent on their 60 cents a mile to feed my family.
I’m going to the Los Angeles city council meeting regarding rideshare in LA tomorrow morning but I’ll text or call you on my way back, sometime in the afternoon your time. No worries, there’s still 24 hours in a day.