Cash

Uber and Lyft are electronic smartphone and computer based platforms that require you to register with ID cards, credit cards, debit cards and other electronic payment forms. This is not only for the safety of the driver and the rider, it ensures payment.

After you do that, if you establish a good relationship with a driver, he or she may choose to drive you privately and take cash, or other electronic deposit payment like Cashapp, Zelle or Venmo or even credit cards if they are set up for that. I've done that with a number of riders.