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Lilly Kenyon (lilly)
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942 Rider GuruLilly has been involved with the taxi and rideshare industry for 6 years. Over the years Lilly has led the many operational aspects of growing TaxiFareFinder.com and building Ride.Guru. Through marketing efforts and rideshare data management, Lilly has developed relationships with various taxi and rideshare companies across the globe. Furthermore, Lilly leads the support team for both TaxiFareFinder and RideGuru and has years of experience answering the toughest rideshare and taxi questions!
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All about the #1 course for Drivers, Maximum Ridesharing Profits
Let's get a thread going on Harry Campbell's (TheRideshareGuy) Uber/Lyft driver course, Maximum Ridesharing Profits. Who here ... -
Rideshare insurance, why do drivers need it?
Rideshare insurance from Uber and Lyft has major gaps that could leave you facing a huge financial crisis. Rideshare insurance ... -
Budget Your Trip names RideGuru "a budget travelers must have tool"
Our friends at Budget Your Trip featured RideGuru on their blog today. Check out their review and why they suggest ... -
Lyft's self driving cars in Las Vegas have given over 5,000 paid rides
With just 20 vehicles Lyft has serviced over 5,000 paid self driving taxi rides to customers in Las Vegas ... -
Survey! Drivers, please help us to uncover the truth about rideshare driver pay.
Our friends at Ridester.com want to shed some light on how much rideshare drivers really make across the United ... -
Uber regulars are forgetting how to use taxis.
Think about it, riders have become lazy and accustomed to every little detail being streamlined on the Uber app that ... -
Uber drivers made 600 million in tips this year.
According to CNET "the longer tipping is available in the app, the more passengers hand over gratuities. For instance, in ... -
Uber testing out new feature that let's you know when rides will be cheaper
"Trying to time your Uber ride so you get the lowest fare is always a bit of a gamble, but ... -
Uber CEO, Dara, WANTs NYC to impose fees on Ridesharing apps (including Uber!)
After hearing about the recent taxi driver suicides, Dara is proposing that a fee be added to rideshare apps in ... -
Uber hires Amazon Exec to join Uber as its new regional manager for Northern and Eastern Europe.
"The ride-hailing giant said Jamie Heywood, U.K. director of electronics at Amazon, would join Uber next month as its ... -
Sweet! Lyft’s monthly subscription plan is expanding
Those interested in joining the plan would pay $200 upfront for $15 off 30 rides. So any ride $15 or ... -
Uber is working on their safety game and adds emergency button to its app to directly dial 911
Other new features include: Riders will also be able to designate five friends and share their location during every ride ... -
Uber hit with a $900,000 fine for being deemed "an illegal and unsafe transport service"
French Courts 1 Uber 0 http://fortune.com/2018/04/10/uber-cjeu-france-transport-ruling/ -
First Pedestrain death at the "hands" of a self driving Uber Vehicle
Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian via the NYTimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html -
The most common item left/lost/forgotten in an Uber is...
Uber did a study on forgotten items, it is hilarious. Here are the findings. Most frequently forgotten items in Ubers ... -
Uber books half London theatre for "Brilliant Jerks" play (an Uber Satire)
The producers of Brilliant Jerks, a play inspired by the story of the ridehail giant, Uber, are unnerved after 50 ... -
Uber Lost $1.1 Billion Last Quarter. That's a Big Improvement
Yep, an improvement over the $1.46 billion in loses from the previous quarter! http://fortune.com/2018/02/14 ... -
Female Uber drivers are paid less than Male drivers
Male Uber drivers get paid 7 percent more than their female counterparts in the U.S., according to a new ... -
Uber and Lyft are changing where rich people buy homes in New York City
"Today, in our Uber-tech world — I can be in the back of a car with my iPhone, and I'm ... -
European Court Rules: Uber is a Taxi Service
"Today Taxi drivers have beaten Goliath" - Elite Taxi https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/uber-europe-ecj.html
Featured Answers by lilly
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Here is the full review after he gave it a go for a week.
Top Takeaways
Pay is comparable but the rideshare bonuses really tilt the scales! Uber and Lyft pay top drivers up to $500 per week on top of fares just to get them out on the road.
Taxi passengers tended to be older, more mature and far more interesting. Many of them had a strong anti Uber and Lyft bias because of the increased congestion associated with rideshare.
The taxi sign-up process is much more onerous even though both rideshare drivers and taxi drivers are doing the exact same job. Jay had to submit fingerprints, a drug test, online training and even submit a few paper forms.
It requires far more skill to be a good taxi driver than a good Uber/Lyft driver.
Hi! Please reach out to our support team at support@ride.guru. Thanks!
Do person A and B have the same pickup and dropoff locations?
Here is the full review after he gave it a go for a week.
Top Takeaways
Pay is comparable but the rideshare bonuses really tilt the scales! Uber and Lyft pay top drivers up to $500 per week on top of fares just to get them out on the road.
Taxi passengers tended to be older, more mature and far more interesting. Many of them had a strong anti Uber and Lyft bias because of the increased congestion associated with rideshare.
The taxi sign-up process is much more onerous even though both rideshare drivers and taxi drivers are doing the exact same job. Jay had to submit fingerprints, a drug test, online training and even submit a few paper forms.
It requires far more skill to be a good taxi driver than a good Uber/Lyft driver.
Have you tried searching for a ride on our fare comparison calculator? You can filter by number of passengers to see if there is a ride that will fit your group.
This paragraph is quite deep.
"Worse is the tale of two cities effect: Relatively well off people in Ubers congesting the streets of Manhattan and San Francisco slow down buses full of relatively low-income people. By giving people who can afford it escape from the subway, Uber and Lyft also reduce social interaction between people of different classes and lead to a more stratified society."
I did just read an article that Uber is now rolling out public transit options within their app to allow people to compare costs and trip times. The hope is to rectify some of the issues they created in regards to public transport. Not sure showing people how much they will save will help any (most people understand the cost difference between Uber and the subway) but still interesting nonetheless.
Here's to hoping that Uber does not decrease the driver's commission just because there is more driver supply currently.
I have heard from numerous people that they cannot schedule Uber rides in St.Louis, so my guess is that it is unavailable. Have you tried using Lyft? They also have an advanced scheduled ride feature and tend to cover more locations than Uber.
St Louis is also a busy market so I can't imagine, unless you're deep in the suburbs, that a car won't be available to pick you and your cat up. :)
yes! This is correct, thank you for adding this information.
New blog post outlining the rewards structure.
Uber Rewards Tiers
How to Earn Uber Rewards Points
Use the below table to see how many dollars you need to spend on each service to accumulate points. For instance, for every $1 you spend on an Uber Pool ride you receive 1 reward point. For every 500 points you receive $5 off.
This article lists a bunch of Uber for moving services.
The Guru's have listed their favorite dashcams here!
I haven't heard of LEO but maybe Kiddie Taxi? https://www.thekiddietaxi.com/
Thanks for starting this thread KristenJanetKim, great idea!!
I think I still have the taxi number in my phone of the guy who would always take us to the bars on Thursday night in college. So weird that college students have no need for this once valuable piece of information.
Do you know which company you would like to use? Have you tried searching for a company using our Fare Calculator?
Didi wrote back to me with this:
"As of the moment, DiDi is operating in Melbourne and in Geelong. However, we don't have an exact information as to when we are going to start operating in Sydney."
So it looks like they are not in Perth but looking to expand to Sydney soon.
Here are some instructions on dowloading and using Uber!
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/how-to-sign-up-and-ride-with-uber
I have never experienced this issue. Have you tried contacting Lyft? or tweeting at them?
I am curious what they will say, probably a technical glitch.
Looks like tips are increasing for Uber drivers. 600 million in tips this past year.
https://ride.guru/lounge/p/uber-drivers-made-600-million-in-tips-this-year
I am still able to do it. Here are the steps I took:
1. Tap on "Set Pickup". If pickup is already set based on your location, tap the location field to change it. (I had to tap it twice, the first time it simply collapsed the field)
2. You will be brought to a new screen and on that screen the last item in the menu will say "Add a Custom Shortcut".
3. Tap on "Add a Custom Shortcut" and input your desired address and shortcut name.