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Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by kyleschiller »

hkmurakami wrote: post #39
kcanini wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If they're going to the trouble of pre-arranging the ride, why don't they just use cash/Venmo/Square, and keep Uber's cut of the fare?

Yes I wonder what makes this different from the Homejoy situation

With Homejoy, you could build a relationship with a single housekeeper, and arrange for them to come once a month. If you're using Uber to commute, it's absolutely the same and very worth cutting out the middle man.

The rest of the time, if you need a ride at a time/place that isn't regular, the driver you know might be far away, might not be driving at that time and might be driving someone else, so it will generally be worth it to pay a premium.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by throwaway3589 »

Why is this front page worthy?

Uber has had these features for a while now. As someone else mentioned, Didi has had these features too. 71 upvotes so far. This just further reinforces my view that there is an active voting ring on HN manipulating Uber and Lyft stories in Lyft's favor, which is ironic since many of the comments on such stories talk about Uber being shady.

Throwaway because I fully expect the voting ring people to downvote this.

Downvoters and those who upvoted this story, please leave a comment explaining why this is front page worthy.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by petra »

jswny wrote: post #26

I think this is a very good idea! I know many people around where I live who use local Uber drivers whom they trust to schedule early-morning rides to the airport and things like that. The rider will have the driver come to his/her house at the specified time, and then the driver and the rider will both turn on Uber and the rider's request will be filled by that driver because nobody else is nearby that early. This w…

> I see this as an important use case

Yep. This is the key for cooperating with shuttles. First, it's much harder to fill a shuttle on-the-spot (with good routes - very important for experience), than using pre-scheduled demand. And afaik, most of the shuttle market already work on pre-scheduled, so it's a requirement(unless you build your own fleet).

But if you do manage to cooperate with shuttles, the prices they could offer are so different than taxis, that sharing may become much less of a pain point for many people.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by msoad »

throwaway3589 wrote: post #42

Why is this front page worthy? Uber has had these features for a while now. As someone else mentioned, Didi has had these features too. 71 upvotes so far. This just further reinforces my view that there is an active voting ring on HN manipulating Uber and Lyft stories in Lyft's favor, which is ironic since many of the comments on such stories talk about Uber being shady. Throwaway because I fully expect the voting ri…

law of large numbers economics

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by kinkrtyavimoodh »

throwaway3589 wrote: post #42

Why is this front page worthy? Uber has had these features for a while now. As someone else mentioned, Didi has had these features too. 71 upvotes so far. This just further reinforces my view that there is an active voting ring on HN manipulating Uber and Lyft stories in Lyft's favor, which is ironic since many of the comments on such stories talk about Uber being shady. Throwaway because I fully expect the voting ri…

I dislike the hyper-hatred against Uber that has become fashionable in these parts myself, but I don't think there's any need to resort to conspiracy theories to explain this post getting to the front page.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by yardie »

rjuyal wrote: post #21
jngreenlee wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So this is of course anecdotal but the only time I use Lyft (I avoid Uber) when it's very important I get somewhere in time, like catching a plane early in the morning. Given the nature of Taxis, it would take a lot before I would trust Taxis with this. Edit: The last time I booked a taxi it was 2-3 years ago for a 4am ride to PDX. I booked two to be safe, only one came anyways.

I am a frequent user of Uber. I don't use Lyft at all. I don't see any reason to use Lyft over uber. It's price estimation is wrong. Uber says $39 for airport, Lyft says $35 - $46 for airport. Estimated time of arrival is also wrong. Uber says it will take 4 mins for driver to come while Lyft will say drive will reach in one minute. I mean I can see on the map there is no way driver can reach in one minute. Whenever…

I used both Lyft and uber. And according to the drivers they get paid more through Lyft. And all the other reasons not to use uber are listed above.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by gnicholas »

Kiro wrote: post #8

So this is of course anecdotal but the only time I book taxis is when it's very important I get somewhere in time, like catching a plane early in the morning. Given the nature of Uber/Lyft it would take a lot before I would trust them with this.

In Palo Alto, taxis are incredibly unreliable. You call for a taxi, they give you an ETA, then they pass your request off to someone else (who in my experience is often not an actual taxi driver). That person is coming from somewhere else, so the ETA is way off, and when you call back to see where the driver is it's a big game of telephone. After 20 mins you realize you should have just used Uber/Lyft and you do that instead. Needless to say, we never use taxis anymore.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by pavel_lishin »

jngreenlee wrote: post #22
rjuyal wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am a frequent user of Uber. I don't use Lyft at all. I don't see any reason to use Lyft over uber. It's price estimation is wrong. Uber says $39 for airport, Lyft says $35 - $46 for airport. Estimated time of arrival is also wrong. Uber says it will take 4 mins for driver to come while Lyft will say drive will reach in one minute. I mean I can see on the map there is no way driver can reach in one minute. Whenever…

The culture of Lyft (which will merge with the culture of Uber over time I believe) has been more friendly, more conversational where I live. I always sit up front and talk with the person, learn what else they do, how long they've lived in the area. When I try this with Uber (esp in SF), they often show me a thumb pointing towards the backseat instead!

I find that very odd; I haven't noticed that much of a difference between any of the taxi-like apps I've used. I almost always end up sitting in the front, especially in Austin.

Plus, don't most drivers drive for both companies at the same time?

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by pavel_lishin »

throwaway3589 wrote: post #42

Why is this front page worthy? Uber has had these features for a while now. As someone else mentioned, Didi has had these features too. 71 upvotes so far. This just further reinforces my view that there is an active voting ring on HN manipulating Uber and Lyft stories in Lyft's favor, which is ironic since many of the comments on such stories talk about Uber being shady. Throwaway because I fully expect the voting ri…

> Downvoters and those who upvoted this story, please leave a comment explaining why this is front page worthy.

We don't owe you an explanation, but I'll offer one anyway: I upvoted because it's a story about a popular tech company, and the way they're trying to improve their offering for their semi-employees. Why wouldn't I upvote this?

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