Derrick Pierce (cheesehead)

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  Las Vegas Uber driver pummeled by passengers in attack caught on video

  https://www.foxnews.com/us/uber-driver-in-las-vegas-attacked-by-passengers-after-refusing-to-give-rideScary stuff... stay safe out there guys. They will catch these a-holes and they will be punished.Two young …
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  Pair escape as Uber plunges into the sea in Cannes

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45232272 Uber said the driver, who also escaped, was "no longer able" to use its app. Well that's good at …
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  Electric Scooter Charger Culture Is Out of Control [The Atlantic]

  I had no idea it was like this. I gotta start charging Birds. Over the course of the next few …
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  Lyft is now valued at over $15 B

  They're coming for you Uber... This year Lyft is on a pace to record $7.7 billion in gross bookings, the …
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  Waymo's fleet of self driving cars is about to get 100 times bigger

  There will soon be 62,000 additional self-driving minivans on the streets. The size of Waymo’s fleet of self-driving Chrysler Pacifica …
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  Boston taxi drivers fail to prove Uber is a monopolistic behemoth using unfair pricing to crush them, judge rules

  It's funny for the taxi industry to be complaining of a monopoly, when they've spent decades with one. The whole …
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  Didi passenger murdered by driver

  A Didi passenger was raped and murdered in China over the weekend. Didi has overhauled its service as a result, …
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  Didi IPO is coming

  This is gonna be a big one. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/chinese-uber-rival-didi-chuxing-in-talks-to-launch-ipo-wsj.html
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  Fake Uber drivers are out to get you...?

  Check those license plate numbers, people. Every time. https://www.today.com/money/fake-uber-drivers-are-out-there-here-s-how-avoid-t126919
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  Uber to ban drivers from working over 12 hour straight

  After 12 hours of driving, drivers will be banned from accepting rides for the next six hours. https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/uber-to-ban-drivers-from-working-over-12-hours-straight/
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  Should it be legal to own your own self-driving car?

  ZipCar, Uber, and other rideshare companies want to make it illegal to own your own self-driving car in the city. …

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   4 years ago in  Uber rider ratings - harder to get/stay closer to 5 stars?

  Yeah I mean math says if a driver gives you a 4 (or lower) it takes a lot of 5 ratings to get back to where you were. it is really hard to get it back. You probably just had a couple a-hole drivers who didn't like you for whatever reason or were just having a bad day. 

  Uber's rating system is horrible. It's not your fault.. I wouldn't worry about it.

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   4 years ago in  Camera access?

  Unfortunately, since Uber is a private organization they probably have the right to do this. I wonder if the fact that we are contractors changes that though. Companies can definitely spy on employees. Happens all the time even in white collar jobs. Maybe not contractors? don't know.

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   4 years ago in  Uber Helicopter Rides to JFK Were Briefly Cheaper Than Its Cars, everyone into the helicopters

  How did this happen? Was it a special deal or do the chopper prices vary that much or what?

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   5 years ago in  A woman was murdered by her rideshare driver. The company’s solution: a curfew for female passengers

  WTH didi

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   5 years ago in  Drivers don't forget Thanksgiving Eve is the busiest drinking night of the year!

  Great tips. Suburbs are where it's at on heavy nights like this. Everyone needs rides, rides tend to be longer, and if you find the right area you can be driving pretty much non stop. Night before thanksgiving is when all the college kids come home to roost and hang with their old high school pals. Definitely a big night.

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   5 years ago in  Schedule an Uber for funeral procession from mortuary to cemetery

  I think it would be fine. 

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   5 years ago in  Will never take a NY trip again. Ever! Few questions in comments if anyone knows the answers. Would appreciate it:)

  Who's fault do you think it was? If your were not at fault them I can't imagine Uber deactivating you for it. If you were then I don't know but probably not for something so minor.

  Always exchange info with the other driver. At the very least you should get name, address, insurance company (ideally policy number too), license plate, drivers license number/state, and make/model of car.

  If the damage is minimal maybe you can work out something with the driver to avoid getting insurance involved.

  I don't know whether background check will reveal this or not.

  All this is really hard to remember in the heat of the moment. Accidents suck. I'm sure everything will be fine for you.

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   5 years ago in  HALLOWEEN! Who is driving tonight?

  I have a jackolantern of candy in my car. Better see some tips from this.

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   5 years ago in  This is why you dont let your teenager take Uber or Lyft. This is absolutely disgusting behavior if it is in fact true.

  There are some real freaks out there. In my city there have been numerous cases of guys caught doing this in public places. Park benches, subways, etc. Disgusting.

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   5 years ago in  Time of Day

  Surge could be higher at that time. But it depends if there are a lot of drivers on the road maybe not.

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   5 years ago in  Cars with high-tech safety systems are still really bad at not running people over

  OMG that video... LOL. I love that black car that nails the pedestrian... and THEN STOPS. Good effort there buddy!

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   5 years ago in  Uber Pool Passenger tries to get over on woman driver. You wont believe his reaction!

  That's assault, and he ought to be charged for it, if they knew who he was. 

  But I hate to say it that kind of behavior comes with the territory. Someone in another thread was saying we should all have those plastic shields installed in our cars like taxis have in big cities. Doesn't seem like that bad of an idea when you see behavior like this.

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   5 years ago in  Life according to Dara K. It's the government and society's job to fix things. It's not Uber's job to pay the drivers more.

  Uber’s charismatic CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wouldn’t oppose the idea of sharing some of his $3 million salary plus $40 million worth of equity with Uber’s minimum wage-earning drivers. He just wouldn’t give the order himself.

  When asked about thoughts on the widening pay gap between top executives at “gig economy” tech companies like Uber and their low-paid contractors at an event this week, Khosrowshahi acknowledged that things have “gone too far,” but argued that it should be governments’ and society’s job to fix it.

  That's.... not how leadership works, Dara. That's cowardice, not leadership.

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   5 years ago in  Questions Uber/Lyft drivers are tired of being asked

  "How do you like working for Uber?"

  I used to get this question more often, but sometimes people (who I assume are new to Uber) still ask it. The answer is awkward because I used to like driving for Uber more when they paid decently. These days I wonder if it is even worth it. But if I say that, it sounds like I'm groveling for a tip. So I just say "Yeah it's ok" and hope there are no follow up questions.

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   5 years ago in  As a driver, what are some annoying things passengers do to you?

  🤣 politics and religion. Really should not be brought up these days unless someone is looking for a fight. Another thing is when they slam the door when they get out of the car like they are trying to keep the demons of Hades from escaping the back seat. Just chill.

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   5 years ago in  Would Uber/Lyft drivers take me to a drive-in theater if I asked? What would it take for you to stay through the movie?

  Yeah for a decent hourly rate I'll wait all day if I have to.

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   5 years ago in  Would Uber/Lyft drivers take me to a drive-in theater if I asked? What would it take for you to stay through the movie?

  So you're basically hiring a date, amiright? I hear that gets expensive...

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   5 years ago in  Is a cat allowed in an uber if hes in a cat carrier?

  Yeah shouldn't be a problem.

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   5 years ago in  Lyft started paying the driver as soon as the ride is accepted

  Kind of an interesting move on lyfts part. Def don't like it but like you said people in smaller markets should love it.

  I was also surprised by the stat on 91% of drivers being <20 hrs/wk. Would have guessed maybe 50-60%.

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   5 years ago in  Wegmans and DoorDash Are About to Change Your Life With 'Meals 2Go'

  Umm... Maybe you're gonna get busy... Not me. Delivery is not a way to make a living.

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   6 years ago in  ALLERGIC REACTION TO TOBACCO SMOKE

  Driver here. Uber cars are technically supposed to be smoke-free. But like brownbear said, even if that rule was adhered to, you don't know the car's history. One thing you could do is call the driver after you request the ride (you can call via the app), and ask them, explaining that any previous smokers in the car at all would give you a bad reaction. Most drivers would be honest about it since they don't want a bad rating. They would rather you cancel the ride than get a 1 star rating.

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