Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by wyndham » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:27 PM UTC

Lyft adds a new app for drivers
businessinsider.com

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Post by bpicolo » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:33 PM UTC

This could be a really good thing if you're an hour away from the airport where you have a morning flight, but a really bad thing if the driver decides that morning to not take you. :)

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Post by joelrunyon » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

Anyone got a non-BI link?

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Post by dave84 » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

Interesting, there's obviously a demand for this feature but I wonder if it will change the way the end user books rides substantially or if its just a nice to have.

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Post by pfarnsworth » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:37 PM UTC

I don't think scheduling a ride a few days in advance actually helps the drivers. One of the best things about Uber or Lyft for the drivers is that they don't have to think about scheduling, they're told exactly where to drive.

If they have a scheduled ride and they forget about it, or they're stuck waiting around to make that ride and lose business, that doesn't seem like it will be popular.

One big thing that Uber needs to fix is the incentive scheme. One of the Uber drivers I talked to said she hated how they were, in my words, gamified into earning their incentive bonuses. And the incentive bonuses change every time, so it makes it hard for them to keep track. That's something Uber needs to change in order to increase driver satisfaction, making it clearer and more consistent on how to earn the incentives which is where the drivers make more. I don't see how Lyft's "Power Zones" are any different from Uber showing where surge is occurring, but if it works, then great.

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Post by aptwebapps » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:39 PM UTC

bpicolo wrote: post #2

This could be a really good thing if you're an hour away from the airport where you have a morning flight, but a really bad thing if the driver decides that morning to not take you. :)

Presumably another driver would pick it up - it wouldn't just get dropped.

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Post by yiggydyang » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:40 PM UTC

Grrrr... BI no longer works when you have an ad blocker installed.

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Post by Kiro » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:43 PM UTC

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.

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Post by jngreenlee » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:45 PM UTC

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.

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.

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Post by ProAm » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:46 PM UTC

yiggydyang wrote: post #7

Grrrr... BI no longer works when you have an ad blocker installed.

Which ad blocker? Im running uBlock Orgin and ghostery and it worked fine