This is a guest post by greg muender, cofounder of whttl and a former driver for both uber and lyft. But with so many ridesharing programs, which lane should you drive in. I will always use uber over lyft, its one of the few brands that i have true loyalty to. Atlanta consumer adviser clark howard said he is constantly asked if rideshare services like uber and lyft are a viable source of income.
Both uber and lyft have a more or less similar process for requesting a cab ride. Lyft loses lawsuit against new york city minimumwage rule. As discussed in another article, ubers surge pricing maps are much more user friendly. I ran both apps parallel yesterday afternoon and evening in tampa international mall, soho, downtown. If you are thinking about driving for uber or lyft watch this video give it a thumbs up if it was helpful in any way and dont forget to share your stories with us. Instead of the incentive model employed by uber and lyft, drivers are paid by the hour, depending on the type of car they drive. Lets compare the big two in the ride sharing revolution. Their pricing is roughly comparable with lyft and uber, but theres no surge pricing. Though uber is the pioneer of the rideshare industry, lyft offers their own fierce competition and is a competitive option for drivers. Use the time as a rider to ask the driver what they like. Im a driver for both uber and lyft here are 7 reasons uber is the clear.
Which is a better company to work for, uber or lyft. Lyft they dominate the market and have the largest customer base, meaning more frequent pickups for their drivers. Additionally, their customer service has been phenomenal if i ever had an issue, and that is the main reason for my loyalty. Via twitter when the car service app lyft came to new york there were a number of people myself included who never thought theyd make a dent.
Sometimes its easy to forget that there are contestants in the ondemand carservice game other than uber and lyft. Drivers are suing driverfriendly ridehail apps gett. Uber comparison for drivers and riders the ultimate lyft vs. Wouldbe uber and lyft drivers should go to school first and take several ridesharing excursions before driving for either company. Maybe thats due to the excellent incentive programs lyft provides, as one of my drivers believed. My uber driver immediately began rambling off different rideshare services that i had never heard of before. Im not sure if the same will happen over here in nyc, since uber and lyft drivers are effectively the same people.
As of october, there were some 61,000 cars working for uber, though many drivers work for more than one service, like lyft or gett. Lyft riders are encouraged to sit in the front seat and interact with the driver. Gett also offers xl taxis in london which accommodate up t0 6 people. I have heard taxis are very expensive, what is a budget option to a taxi. Todays episode, uber vs lyft and the tribulations of not quite fitting with your driverpassenger. Both of them send the essential details like driver identity, cab details to the ride hailing customer. I am a parttime driver for uber and lyft and rather new to both. Of course, this new feature requires riders to schedule their lyft rides in advance. However, theres also no option for cheaper ride sharing options along the lines of uber pool and lyft line. Uber and lyft are the two most popular services in the us, so well compare them against one other. Why nyc drivers are telling riders to switch from uber to juno. Ridesharing is rapidly edging out taxis in major cities, and heres everything you should know about these apps that are shaking up. I got 12 pings on uber, not one on lyft during that time. Driving for uber vs lyft vs sidecar compared knoji medium.
Which of these 5 nyc taxi alternatives is right for you. He decided the best way to find out was to become a driver himself. Pickups from uber and lyft are significantly faster and more reliable than taxis, one san franciscobased study found in 2014. A financial theory that contends that the market prices of assets will represent the arbitragefree pricing level for those assets. Lyft driving experience i got out there as an uber and a lyft driver. I hear in san fran, the entire city has turned on uber and is now becoming very lyft centric. The uber app is better at helping me make more money during periods of high demand. From april 20 until november 2014, i was in between startups and wanted to fill my time with something fun. You can also rate your driver and in return they rate you, like uber. If youve thought about taking up rideshare driving, youve probably asked yourself, should i sign up to drive for uber or lyft. The post went through pandodailys usual editorial process and mr muender was paid for his work.
So when youre weighing uber vs lyft vs a taxi, which is fastest. From all of the ridesharing drivers we polled, the results favored working for lyft vs uber. Uber and lyft ask for proof of drivers license, insurance, registration. Lyft vs uber compare uber and lyft services 2017 guide. Passengers, by and large, are thrilled to get rides in minutes for far less than taxis charge. Like uber and gett you can see your cabs progress on a live map, see the registration and you can also call your driver. Juno admits that not having ridepooling is popular with their drivers, but may be a turnoff to budgetminded riders. Ondemand car services like uber, via, lyft and sidecar are booming. In addition, the driver app tells you specifically what surge rate an incoming passenger request is on before you accept it. Many people are becoming uber and lyft drivers to make ends meet or earn some extra spending cash. A judge has upheld new york citys minimumwage rule for ridehailing drivers, one of the first laws of its kind in the country. I use both juno and lyft, got rid of uber during the revolt. Drivers are all licensed taxis drivers unlike uber s private drivers. Drivers filed a federal class action lawsuit last week against socalled driverfriendly ridehail apps gett and juno, alleging contractual breaches, intentional misrepresentations, false and.
Weve tried them all so you dont necessarily have to. Like it or not, ridehailing services powered by smartphone apps are here to stay. The best part is you can make a dime on your own time and be your own boss. One of them is gett, and starting today its making a big move to get more. Youve been thinking youd like to be a lyft or uber driver. Uber and lyft are the most wellknown of the carsharing services but they arent the only players in the game. As a driver i know its hard to put trust in a company being that they liecheat in it for the money. If youre looking for a quiet ride or a few minutes to focus on an upcoming presentation while riding from point a to point b, then uber is the company for you. So the new york city taxi and limousine commission, which regulates car services in the city, tracks all forhire. From the moment i stepped into my first uber in nyc, i was confused. Judge andrea masley ruled on wednesday that a lawsuit originally. Uber does have a larger customer base than lyft, and is available in more states than lyft, meaning youll pick up more rides as an uber driver.
Vicky zwissler has been supplementing her print shop business as a driver for both uber and lyft at various times over the past four years. But their numbers have fallen to alltime lows, with many drivers switching to uber instead. The app is available for ios and android in the uk. After driving hundreds of passengers for uber and lyft, ive realized why uber is the better company to drive for. Ubers vehicle solutions lets you rent a vehicle by the week, apply for a flexible lease with unlimited mileage and payments deducted from your uber earnings or buy a new vehicle at a discount. Lyft drivers tend to be friendly, open to conversation, and more fun than uber drivers. Im a driver for both uber and lyft heres why ubers. Well, i have been driving uber for a while but started to give lyft a try recently. Though uber and lyft are major competitors who started offering their most basic services specifically, uberx and lyft around the same time, the two companies are nonetheless disproportionately sized to a huge degree. Im also not a normal driver since i drive an allelectric nissan leaf that gets 85 to 100 miles on a full charge around town.
Splitting fares is available via the app as well as a delivery and courier service within london. Ultimately, we think that driving with lyft is a little bit better than uber, since the company makes tipping more. Difference between lyft and uber difference between. It might even entice some uber drivers to switch over to lyft, since having scheduled rides means less downtime, which was an original downfall of driving for lyft vs. Despite reported claims that uber has a higher percentage of requested riders, and thus drivers could make more money, i found that lyft had higher driver satisfaction. Lyft and uber both are popular cab services with ridehailing apps.