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  True or false: Uber jacks up the price when your phone is low on battery (and desperate)?

  Posted by KGardiner 36 in Ask a RideGuru (18 comments )   1 guru answer

  My girlfriend told me this is absolutely true.  I dismissed it as an urban legend, but then I heard from a driver the other day.  Is there any basis on this rumor?...or is it really true?  I know Uber historically has done some shady things.
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  Riders are more likely to take an Uber when it's surging 2.1 times than 2.0.

  Posted by ippei 1200 Driver Rider Guru in Angry Riders (7 comments )

  Riders are more accepting of surges that are NOT round numbers, because consumers feel more thoughts went into the calculation of the surge pricing. This was shared on an interview at NPR, where Uber's economist shared a factor in when people are accepting of surge pricing.From an Uber rider's perspective, Keith says, a round number surge like two times looks like the company is just slapping on a higher price tag because it's raining. But when it's 2.1 times as much, we think there must be a complex algorithm (which there is) coming up ...
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  Uber Throws Party For Drivers — And It Was A Huge ‘Unorganized Catastrophe,’

  Posted by Samarov 1403 Rider in Angry Riders (10 comments )

  Looks like a great time!
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  "It's Raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" might soon be a reality

  Posted by dailyjoe1987 85 in Rideshare News (5 comments )

  Yup, Uber is going to start delivering our food by drones soon. At least we won't have to worry about the driver dipping his balls in our salsa? LOLhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/13/uber-plans-start-delivering-mcdonalds-hamburgers-by-drone-this-summer/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fb6ec118856
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  Uber's Tactics to set higher fares and surges. Share your suspicions, angry riders!

  Posted by TonyAlmeida 1026 Rider in Angry Riders (10 comments )

  Uber has a reputation for hiding how they calculate their exact fares and determining how the surges are determined. While their rates are technically posted on their websites (as legally bound in many jurisdiction), they seem to not follow these rates at all.Can you share your suspicion, confirmed or unconfirmed, on how Uber sets its prices?  How it uses data and how it takes advantage of people's situations?  I will respond to myself to start it off.This is of course besides the distance, duration, demand (for surges), etc. 
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  Uber testing drones for food delivery

  Posted by SmittenKitten 1827 Rider in Rideshare News (5 comments )

  Uber announced Wednesday that it has begun testing drone delivery for its popular Uber Eats service.and check this out.Uber also revealed future plans for drone deliveries to land on parked Uber cars operated by drivers, as well as plans for autonomous drone aircraft, according to AFP.
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  Does Uber Quiet Mode mean that the driver cannot play music either?

  Posted by WasabiNuts 27 in Ask a RideGuru (0 comments )   1 guru answer

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  Uber eyes move into banking and payments business

  Posted by Sandra_Greenback 13 Rider in Rideshare News (1 comment )

  I don't know if this is a good idea. People will have a false sense of security that they can pay back a loan but what if they can't? Uber is making a fintech push with a New York hiring spree — CNBC — “There are many possible payment and lending innovations Uber could come up with: It has 93 million active users globally, most of whom use linked credit cards or fund a wallet called Uber Cash to pay for rides and food delivery… Creating a bank account has been discussed at a high level at Uber but may ...
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  After seeing an elderly veteran living in squalor, an Uber driver stepped in to help

  Posted by MickDorsey 66 Driver in Rideshare News (3 comments )

  Don’t mind a feel good story about an Uber driver once in a while. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/us/uber-driver-helps-89-year-old-veteran-trnd/index.html
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  Uber says people are bullying its self-driving cars with rude gestures

  Posted by bleekman25 74 Rider in Rideshare News (3 comments )

  HAHA Poor Self Driving Cars! Being bullied by those mean pedestrians!https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-people-bullying-self-driving-cars-2019-6
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  I'll try to make it short, father just life-flighted to Miami so he's there ...

  Posted by Malinda 9 Rider in Ask a RideGuru (7 comments )

  I'll try to make it short, father just life-flighted to Miami so he's there alone. when he gets discharged he'll need to get back to Cudjoe Key. What are our option? I'm in Ohio.
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  How do I determine UberEATS is available for my house/location?

  Posted by AnonymousRider 443 Rider (0 comments )   1 guru answer

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  Uber, Lyft: Gig economy employees are facing a heightened retirement crisis

  Posted by TonyAlmeida 1026 Rider in Rideshare News (0 comments )

  Americans are increasingly falling behind on their retirement savings, and it could be even worse for the millions working in the gig economy.Despite the overall gig economy booming with companies like Lyft (LYFT) and Uber (UBER) going public, the companies’ staunch resistance to meet drivers’ demands for full-time employment and benefits “has the ...
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  Is DoorDash really worth 9X as much as it was worth a year ago?

  Posted by TonyAlmeida 1026 Rider in Rideshare News (0 comments )

  The hype is strong with this food delivery industry. DoorDash is raising $535 million from SoftBank and others at a $1.4 billion valuationSoftBank going on a constant shopping spree.
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  Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History

  Posted by bBerman81 263 Rider in Rideshare News (0 comments )

  Fun article.Rideshare unicorn Uber doesn’t do anything small. When it was in the game of raising money, it raised close to $25 billion. When it loses that money—and it does every single quarter—it loses it at astronomical burn rates. It finally debuted on the New York Stock Exchange today, in the middle of international trade uncertainty and following a massive, international strike by its own drivers, how’d it do?According to University of Florida professor Jay Ritter, Uber’s 7.62 percent decline since hitting the NYSE makes it “bigger than first day dollar losses ...
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  July 6th Norwegian Spirit Portland Harbor - Weymouth England

  Posted by searcher101 6 in Ask a RideGuru (9 comments )

  I'll try to keep this concise:Family cruise.  When we arrive in Portland, my granddaughter and myself are unable to participate in the bicycle ride the other four planned.  Sarah and I want a drive to Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove, wait around about an hour so we can hobble down to the beach and back, and take us back to Weymouth near the back-to-the-crusie-ship shuttle.Please tell me how to arrange this.
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  Have you gone above and beyond for your passenger? Do you know a driver or had a driver that has gone above & beyond? If so, share your story.

  Posted by momof4 7105 Rider Driver in Ask a Passenger (0 comments )

  Tired of hearing all the stories about what bad things Uber drivers do. If you have a story about yourself or a fellow driver that has done something nice or extra please share.
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  Google Maps could be a Potential Problem for drivers in the future.

  Posted by momof4 7105 Rider Driver in Rideshare News (5 comments )

  https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2019/06/12/new-google-maps-feature-alerts-you-if-your-taxi-rideshare-driver-strays-off-course/1431251001/This would be a good idea for safety issues. But.... I use Waze all the time. Are riders going to think I am trying to take a longer way? Kidnap them? I see this causing an issue in some rides. Guess its time to tell riders when they get in that I use Waze and take the shortest route. Dont need reports stating I am taking longer routes. I prefer to take the shortest route possible so I can drop rider off and pick up another rider. I am ...
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  Real article: Uber's search for a female CEO has been narrowed down to 3 men

  Posted by ClancyJones 66 Rider in Rideshare Humor (2 comments )

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/08/04/ubers-search-for-a-female-ceo-has-been-narrowed-down-to-3-men/ 
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  Hamilton New Zealand are there other options except for Uber ?

  Posted by Dandriver 4 Rider Driver in Ask a RideGuru (1 comment )

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