Lyft’s Active Summer and Fall: Express Drive, Driver Coaching, And IPO Hires It’s been a busy second half of the year for Lyft. Just last week, announced their purchase of Blue Vision, an augmented reality company. The company will fall under Lyft’s Level 5 Engineering Center headed up by Luc Vincent. Blue Vision specializes in […]
Halloween Uber & Lyft Driving Tips Halloween is usually a pretty good night for driving Lyft or Uber. This year, at the very least, it should be better than an average Wednesday. Although many people celebrated Halloween throughout this past weekend, there’s still going to be a number of Halloween gatherings this evening. Overall, driving […]
Last updated: Lyft has exploded in popularity over the course of 2018 and the company is now offering a great Lyft sign up bonus. With Lyft drivers now giving well over a million rides per day, there has never been a better time to apply. Here’s how to get a Lyft driver bonus if you’ve […]
Karim Bousta Joins Lyft As VP Of Driver Experience Lyft has announced their latest hire in an ongoing effort to improve driver support. Karim Bousta, formerly of Tesla and Symantec, has joined Lyft to head up driver support. Renting a car can often help full time drivers lower their maintenance costs. In fact, according to […]
Driving Uber or Lyft around the Independence Day holiday tends to be fairly lucrative. After all, the 4th of July is usually one of the better Uber or Lyft earning days of the year. However, don’t go out driving expecting New Year’s Eve type numbers. Also, on the evening of the fourth, if your city […]
On Demand In 2018: The Arena Is Crowded, But Growing It’s hard to believe Uber was founded almost a decade (2009) ago. Lyft is a bit younger, but still a six year old company. It’s incredible to think how much these two apps, along with Postmates, Google Express, Instacart, Grubhub, Doordash, and a whole bunch […]
The New Lyft Driver App Will Streamline Pickups and Dropoffs While most drivers prefer driving for Lyft, historically, Uber has had the upper hand when it comes to the driver app. Most drivers will tell you that the Uber driver app has been a bit more intuitive and easier to use. That may change with […]
“We’re not doing 180 days of change,” said Jon McNeill, Lyft’s new COO, referencing Uber’s attempt last year to improve relations with it’s drivers. “Lyft has been committed to drivers since our beginning.” Mr. McNeill, who recently joined from Tesla where he was President of Global Sales, today announced a $100 million investment in next […]
According to conventional wisdom, access to ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft would directly affect and decrease the number of drunk driving crashes across the country. However, recent studies seem to be divided on whether or not Uber and Lyft do that. In fact, results seem to vary widely from city to city. This […]
In the last few months, Uber and Lyft have made it easy for riders to know their passenger rating. While it’s currently easier to check your rating on Uber than Lyft, the situation is a vast improvement from a couple of years ago when getting your passenger rating on either platform usually required about three […]
If you drive Uber or Lyft, you may have noticed a bit of a drop off in business the past few weeks. If you have, you’re not alone. In many parts of the country, Uber and Lyft business slows down a bit in January and February, especially during the week. It’s only temporary. Business starts […]
Driving for Uber or Lyft on New Year’s Eve 2017 should result in good ($300-$500), but not spectacular ($1,000), money. In most markets, if you start in the early evening and drive until a few hours after midnight, you’ll probably make more money than you would on a busy weekend night in your market. However, […]
Well, 2017 was a wild ride in the rideshare sector. Uber stumbled almost everywhere, while Lyft made significant gains. Here’s a few predictions for the rideshare sector in 2018. Criminal Charges Will Likely Be Filed Against A Current Or Former Uber Employee Uber is currently the subject of five separate criminal probes at the federal […]
Alright, here’s the major events from the rideshare sector in 2017. January Taxi drivers strike at NY airports in response to Trump’s Muslim ban. Uber refuses to support the strike or stop surge pricing. The #DeleteUber Movement begins in response. Uber settles a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that charged that it misled drivers about pay. […]
Anyway you slice it, Uber has had a disastrous 2017. However, Uber has made significant strides correcting course during the last few months of 2017. Firing Travis Kalanick was a great first step. The 180 days of change program was another (small) step in the right direction. Although the program did not fully regain drivers […]
Uber’s troubles in Asia are well-known. The company blew over $1 billion in China trying to compete with Didi. Eventually, they sold out to Didi. In almost every other Asian market, Uber lags behind a local or regional competitor. In India, Ola is beating Uber. Grab, a Singaporean company, has been eating Uber’s lunch across […]