Lyft Plus

#1

Post by francoislagier » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:33 PM UTC

Re: Lyft Plus

#2

Post by dchuk » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:49 PM UTC

"We started by reimagining ridesharing."

I've always viewed Lyft as Uber X with a pink furry mustache. What exactly have they "reinvented" before this announcement that wasn't already "reinvented" by Uber before them?

Re: Lyft Plus

#3

Post by moonka » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:51 PM UTC

Interesting. Guess it was only a matter of time with the proliferation of ride share platforms. I wonder if drivers are employees or contractors? Seems as though the cars will be more uniform than Uber Black/SUV.

Re: Lyft Plus

#4

Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:53 PM UTC

dchuk wrote: post #2

"We started by reimagining ridesharing." I've always viewed Lyft as Uber X with a pink furry mustache. What exactly have they "reinvented" before this announcement that wasn't already "reinvented" by Uber before them?

Uber went into Lyft's space with Uber X. Lyft is going into Uber's space with Lyft premium. For Lyft users who prefer not using Uber is who its for.

Re: Lyft Plus

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Post by tibbon » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:54 PM UTC

dchuk wrote: post #2

"We started by reimagining ridesharing." I've always viewed Lyft as Uber X with a pink furry mustache. What exactly have they "reinvented" before this announcement that wasn't already "reinvented" by Uber before them?

Uber started at the top and then did Uber X to go down in pricing.

Lyft started at the bottom and now goes up.

My biggest problem with all of these services is that there aren't enough drivers (at least in Boston), and I can rarely actually find one on any service when I need it. And it seems a large % of the drivers are actually chilling at home, waiting for a ride (which is fine), but sometimes don't "move" on the map for 10-15 minutes from the time they accept the ride. It will appear they are a 5 minute drive away, but that becomes a much longer wait.

Re: Lyft Plus

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Post by slg » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:54 PM UTC

dchuk wrote: post #2

"We started by reimagining ridesharing." I've always viewed Lyft as Uber X with a pink furry mustache. What exactly have they "reinvented" before this announcement that wasn't already "reinvented" by Uber before them?

Seems like the only difference is they give you chocolate and let you use the driver's cell phone charger.

Re: Lyft Plus

#7

Post by tibbon » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:55 PM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #4

dchuk wrote: post #2

"We started by reimagining ridesharing." I've always viewed Lyft as Uber X with a pink furry mustache. What exactly have they "reinvented" before this announcement that wasn't already "reinvented" by Uber before them?

Uber went into Lyft's space with Uber X. Lyft is going into Uber's space with Lyft premium. For Lyft users who prefer not using Uber is who its for.

As someone who has used both services (and others like Sidecar) they are all about the same to me. Generally, Lyft seems a little friendlier than Uber. However honestly all are light years ahead of a yellow cab- in which the drivers rarely accept cards (machine broken), refuse to use GPS, and talk on the phone nonstop (despite the laws on that).

Re: Lyft Plus

#8

Post by joosters » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:55 PM UTC

How can companies get away with saying things like 'the most affordable premium option' without providing any pricing information whatsoever? Why do they even think that it is acceptable to do so?

Re: Lyft Plus

#9

Post by mikeryan » Thu, May 08, 2014, 6:56 PM UTC

Is this just a straight livery service?

Re: Lyft Plus

#10

Post by massysett » Thu, May 08, 2014, 7:03 PM UTC

The thing seats six, which is overkill for a typical ride of one to three people. I guess they are going for a Super Shuttle kind of market of carting around assorted distinct customers. A souped up Explorer does beat a Ford van. But as anyone who has ridden in a Super Shuttle can tell you, it takes too long and doesn't save you much money over a cab anyway.