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Ippei Takahashi (ippei)
Ride Guru from Boston, MA - USA
Uber Driver, CEO of TaxiFareFinder and Unleashed, LLC
1202 Rider Driver GuruUber Driver and CEO/President of Unleashed, LLC.
Ippei boasts over 11 years of experience in travel and taxi industry. As a CEO, he has built, managed, and executed the operations of TaxiFareFinder since 2007. He has partnerships and relationships with major taxi, rideshare, and other travel-related companies.
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What to do if your Rideshare Driver makes you feel Uncomfortable [RideGuru Newsroom]
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Riders are more likely to take an Uber when it's surging 2.1 times than 2.0.
Riders are more accepting of surges that are NOT round numbers, because consumers feel more thoughts went into the calculation … -
Driver strikes didn’t break Uber - but they showed gig economy workers are mad. [Vox]
Feel the Bern!Demanding higher wages and benefits, thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers in over two dozen cities around … -
Uber IPO: Relationship with drivers, drivers being employees, and some metrics starting to be revealed
The usual market gibberish, but I did find these interesting though:Tips and TripsNonfinancial metrics are also important for … -
Our friend, Peter Ashlock, is on NY Times. Pointing out the truths about Uber and its gig-economy.
Our friend, Peter, was on the New York Times last week. Mr. Ashlock, who will be 71 next week, has … -
To Uber and Lyft drivers: What are things passengers UNFAIRLY rate you on? What are things outside of your control as a driver, but can ding you on your ratings or tips?
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Underage Passengers Can Ruin Your Life. Are You Properly Protected? [Ridester]
It's a great summary from Ridester on underage passengers: https://www.ridester.com/lyft-uber-minor-policy/Uber’s rule says:“A rider must be at least … -
A friend, a prank, and autocorrect leads to bad passenger ratings.
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All The Ways You Can Sell Advertising Space In and On Your Car [The Rideshare Guy]
Rideshare driving is becoming more difficult – rates are declining, bonuses are changing, and promotions have been reduced drastically in … -
How to Maximize Earnings While Driving Part Time [The Rideshare Guy]
Are you a part-time Uber or Lyft driver? If so, you’re probably wondering how you can maximize your time on … -
Waymo’s self-driving car unit officially launched the first commercial driverless taxi service
Waymo’s self-driving car unit officially launched the first commercial driverless taxi service in a roughly 100-mile zone across four Phoenix … -
Driver Star Rating Explained - How ratings work and affect drivers (plus video)
How ratings work and affect driver-partnersWhat you’ll be rated onRiders likely consider a variety of factors when selecting … -
If Self-Driving Cars Were Southern
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Uber for Packages - Amazon Delivery Driver: What it’s like to work for Amazon Flex [Geekwire]
People overlook what it takes to delivery all those packages from Amazon, and most aren't aware that it's Uber-esque in … -
What do you think of Lyft's $299/mo subscription plan to replace car ownership?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17978626/lyft-monthly-subscription-plan-nationwide Lyft’s monthly subscription experiment is going national. The ride-hailing company has been tinkering with subscriptions since earlier this year, … -
Video - Every Uber Ever [Smoth]
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Travel Tips - Should You Tip Your Uber Driver? If So, How Much? [New York Times]
New York Times' Kristin Wong is educating the riders on how the tipping should work. Do you agree with her … -
Teens headed to homecoming say Uber driver told them to get out due to age [AJC.com]
This is sure to stir up some discussions with strong voices from both ends. "Teenagers in Gwinnett County say they … -
How to Profit from Minimum-Fare Uber Rides [Ridester.com]
Any rideshare driver will tell you that minimum fare rides are undesirable. These small trips offer a low fare cost … -
The worst types of Uber passengers (and how to deal with them) [Gridwise]
A fun article on Gridwise regarding our important cargos, i.e. passengers. They pick up 5 worst types of rideshare passengers …
Featured Answers by ippei
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A 45 miles will take 45~60 minutes to drive. Such a trip should be about $55 to 70 in most areas. This is without considering for surge pricing which can raise the fare during busy periods.
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Here are two related and common questions around Uber/Lyft scheduled rides:
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check this out for the graphs of how rideshare number has been skyrocketing.
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There was a thread on this with a Guru Answer.
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Related threads:
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Great discussions going on here. All great advice. Here are some relevant articles from RideGuru
Getaround: Is Renting A Car For $5 an Hour to Drive for Uber Worth It?
What about peer-to-peer car rentals?
Uber Rent - Drive stranger's cars AirBnB style! Would you rent your car for $5 an hour?
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Have a great time on your trip!
RideGuru is an aggregator or a search engine of rideshares. If you enter your route on our home page, you should be able to launch the chosen rideshare app to request a ride. Good luck!
Hi, Pat,
Which city are you from (or travelling in)? RideGuru should be displaying local taxi phone numbers that you can choose from and call directly from your smartphone.
Great points! This article was written by IDriveWithUber (Now Alvia).
Here's a good article from TheRideShareGuy on how much a driver could be making in 2017.
http://therideshareguy.com/how-much-money-can-an-uber-and-lyft-driver-make-in-2017/
I haven't heard of anything like that yet. Some services are starting to offer checkboxes for needing carseats and such, but I haven't heard one for pets. Anyone?
However, there is an Uber for dogs. LOL.
Right, there's no way to cancel or adjust your scheduled Uber or Lyft while you are in the air.
I will also admit that when I am at the airport, it is a bit awkward to request a Uber or Lyft as the rules are different in every airport. Furthermore, they usualy suggest that we wait to request a cal until we get to the curb. The problem with this is that you end up waiting on the curb for 10~15 minutes as the cars make it from waiting areas which is usually off site away from the airport. On a nice day, it may be ok, but on a cold blistering winter day?
Welcome to RideGuru, Anil!! Looking forward to working with you!
You must be referring to this:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-requests-lyft/
"Uber employees have ordered and canceled more than 5,000 rides from rival Lyft since last October, according to new data provided by Lyft. The data was obtained at CNNMoney's request when reporting another story on the companies' competition."
Most of these companies listed hire women and the riders are supposed to be women.
Hey, there was a specific quetsion for you here:
Three people and luggage may fit in a regular 4-person vehicle. The SUV would be more comfortable for sure.
Welcome home!
Great information, Justin! Welcome to the forum, and thank you for the introduction to SITBAQ. Can you let us know more about the location it covers?
We will be incorporating SITBAQ to RideGuru comparison calculator very soon.
Here are some useful and relevant topics.
Can I get a car with a car seat?
Rideshare Services for Children
Thank you, Chami for the tip!
Great airport transfer and taxi option for Casablanca. http://carresa.com/
To give it a bit more context, Uber is available in over 80 countries and 600 cities worldwide. Of course, it's a bit difficult to define what a "city" is, but it's often considered as a metropolitan area.
Hi, Megan,
I have updated my original Guru answer to include a bit on Lyft. My apologies for not being thorough in my initial response!
Ippei
Useful grid. The renting of a car costs $12/hour.
Oh, the importance of preparation
Hilarious comparison.
Of course, behind the humor is a serious question on how much an Uber driver really makes. Uber drivers are slightly at a disadvantage because their jobs are more flexible, and they do get some "free time" they can utilize while they want for their fares.
Then of course you see a news like this - Denver Airport reduces # of taxis allowed:
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/as-uber-lyft-thrive-at-dia-airport-will-allow-fewer-taxi-cabs-denver-business-journal
Is it me or the regulations starting to catch up a bit on Uber these days? Finally...?
Here's another one. "Is Uber's onslaught over?"
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/is-the-uber-onslaught-over-yahoo-finance