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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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Four Star Ratings - Why?
Uber users (i.e. passengers) often do not realize that four-star rating is NOT a good thing in the eyes of … -
17 things Uber & Lyft drivers wish passengers would stop doing
http://www.businessinsider.com/things-uber-and-lyft-drivers-wish-passengers-would-stop-doing-2016-10 -
The government promoting Uber over Taxis. Taxi drivers furious
Oh, boy. The gov't teaming up with Uber to provide transportation to its citizens. Is this unprecedented move an oversight, …
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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That's correct! Uber's rider app no longer shows the surge pricing multiplier - in all regions. This has been replaced by "upfront pricing" as Uber claims that it eliminates confusion and encourages users to keep using their apps.
So they figured people rather not know when the price is surging. They just prefer knowing what the price will be.
They removed the lightning bolts for the surge prices as well. Great point.
For your trips out to work, it's likely that the demand is higher. The price fluctuates due to Uber and Lyft's new pricing methods. (See exception under the Guru answer)
Uber and Lyft do not always disclose "surges" or "high-demand" pricing to the users anymore, so they quote you a price for your particular route and particular time. I would imagine the demand on the way to work is higher for you.
The generic public often has to be at work between 8 and 9AM, but there is a larger window for getting off work, say between 3 and 6. That may attribute to the difference.
Yes, you would totally be accepted for UberBlack (if the car is literally black) or UberSelect. I wouldn't worry for a second. (It's luxurious, it has 4-doors and takes 4 passengers.) If you already have the car just submit your application, and they should approve you for it. (After signing up as a driver and it doesn't automatically enable the UberSelect option, make sure to contact Uber!
The list you see online are not considered to be all inclusive.
Yes, you would totally be accepted for UberBlack (if the car is literally black) or UberSelect. I wouldn't worry for a second. (It's luxurious, it has 4-doors and takes 4 passengers.) If you already have the car just submit your application, and they should approve you for it. (After signing up as a driver and it doesn't automatically enable the UberSelect option, make sure to contact Uber!
What a gorgeous car.
I just left another guru answer above. FYI.
Done!
This toolkit option is only displayed during a ride, i.e. once you are picked up and the ride is underway.
Really?
Harry used to have an article around this too:
https://therideshareguy.com/are-uber-and-lyft-drivers-allowed-to-carry-non-lethal-weapons/
Yes, UberX has expanded technically to the entire state of New Hampshire, meaning the service is available anywhere as long as there is driver availability.
For example, try running an estimate on RideGuru from Rochester to Dover.
Rochester is near UNH, right? I am pretty sure there are drivers around!
Thanks for pointing this out, @jttech! We will make sure to update this post.
Relevant article here: Uber passengers in Australia and New Zealand will get banned from the app if their rating drops below 4 stars
I am going to leave it right here. A driver, when he found out that the riders were 16, he decided to stop driving and made them get out of the car.
Teens headed to homecoming say Uber driver told them to get out due to age [AJC.com]
Good call about the scheduled rides. Yes, Lyft drivers can see the destination and accept them if there are requests in the scheduled queue.
Thanks! Yes, Uber and Lyft have been showing the expected ride time in test markets and/or drivers who qualify. I will update the original guru answer.
Some people just don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. They walk amongst us which is scary.
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?
This reminds me of this topic: