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Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by zaarn »

luka-birsa wrote: post #93
John_KZ wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Uber is banned in Greece, Italy, Finland and a host of other countries. It's also legally banned in London afaik and heavily regulated in a lot of other places. Actually in Greece 4 drivers have been criminally charged for violating the law by driving for Uber and falsifying documents (as per company instructions). In the countries of South Europe (Greece, Italy, Spain,…

I can second this. Uber did have a positive effect on local taxis, forcing them to upgrade. We now have taxi companies that are reinventing themselves - apps are good, you can pay with CC in the app and the drivers need to adhere to some standard of professional ethics. Imagine that - they are able to do that without the "Uber" model of ignoring regulation and doing the fuck they want regardless.

Atleast where I live, southern germany, Apps for Taxi have been a thing for a while, to my knowledge predating Uber and the standards for them have been extremely high for decades at this point.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by thaumasiotes »

121789 wrote: post #12
ravenstine wrote: post #6

I remember when Uber was clearly dominant. That was over a year go. For the past two conferences I've been to, including the one I'm at now(Ember Conf), EVERYONE has been using Lyft. It really is possible for a company to piss off enough people.

Anecdotally I haven't found this HN-wide negative sentiment of Uber (and narrative of its decline) to be shared anywhere else in the US. My extended family in the southeast and northeast US is familiar with Uber (without using it), but they haven't heard of Lyft. When I lived in Chicago, most of my peers had Lyft, but Uber was the always the first choice. Does anyone else see the same trend? The bay area certainly se…

My impression in the bay area is that it is Uber-dominant too.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by btym »

121789 wrote: post #12
ravenstine wrote: post #6

I remember when Uber was clearly dominant. That was over a year go. For the past two conferences I've been to, including the one I'm at now(Ember Conf), EVERYONE has been using Lyft. It really is possible for a company to piss off enough people.

Anecdotally I haven't found this HN-wide negative sentiment of Uber (and narrative of its decline) to be shared anywhere else in the US. My extended family in the southeast and northeast US is familiar with Uber (without using it), but they haven't heard of Lyft. When I lived in Chicago, most of my peers had Lyft, but Uber was the always the first choice. Does anyone else see the same trend? The bay area certainly se…

In Seattle, most people I know choose Lyft for ethical reasons.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by kakaorka »

arthurofbabylon wrote: post #100
ccozan wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So we need a car sharing aggregator app now? How do I know which is cheaper, Lyft or Uber, when I ask for a ride?

You can try Apple's Maps app. (Does Google Maps have it to?) There is a 'ride-share' choice (or some similar terminology) when choosing route methods, and selecting it presents both Uber and Lyft (if you have the apps installed) and side-by-side price comparisons with the ability to book right there. It should be noted that integration with the Maps app is handled by Lyft and Uber themselves - they can choose what va…

Google Maps absolutely has this as well.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by __bee »

Lukeas14 wrote: post #3

Sounds nice from a PR standpoint but you can't really compare the two companies based on revenue growth. Lyft is still a smaller company so in a global industry it's much easier for it to grow faster on a percentage basis. They're still expanding to cities where Uber already exists. If you started a rideshare company and gave 11 rides this month you'd be growing 10x faster than Lyft.

This is how you can lie with statistics.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by hawaiianbrah »

rhino369 wrote: post #35

I've had difficulty getting Lyft's in DC. They may have to increase prices to encourage more drivers to fill demand.

Where and when in DC? I haven’t had a problem in the least, around DuPont, admo, or even SE, never bothered checking Uber prices/availability.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by yardie »

zaarn wrote: post #101
luka-birsa wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can second this. Uber did have a positive effect on local taxis, forcing them to upgrade. We now have taxi companies that are reinventing themselves - apps are good, you can pay with CC in the app and the drivers need to adhere to some standard of professional ethics. Imagine that - they are able to do that without the "Uber" model of ignoring regulation and doing the fuck they want regardless.

Atleast where I live, southern germany, Apps for Taxi have been a thing for a while, to my knowledge predating Uber and the standards for them have been extremely high for decades at this point.

In my experience, previous to Uber, apps for taxis were just a mobile webview of their website. You could request a driver, they would give you an estimate in blocks of 5-10€, and feedback was nonexistent. Uber, you knew who your driver is and what they were driving, estimates are accurate to the cent, feedback is annoyingly encouraged, and payments are done in app and automatically. None of this, “the CC machine is broken, you have cash?” garbage.

Re: Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Uber’s

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Post by zaarn »

yardie wrote: post #109
zaarn wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Atleast where I live, southern germany, Apps for Taxi have been a thing for a while, to my knowledge predating Uber and the standards for them have been extremely high for decades at this point.

In my experience, previous to Uber, apps for taxis were just a mobile webview of their website. You could request a driver, they would give you an estimate in blocks of 5-10€, and feedback was nonexistent. Uber, you knew who your driver is and what they were driving, estimates are accurate to the cent, feedback is annoyingly encouraged, and payments are done in app and automatically. None of this, “the CC machine is…

I never once had a "CC broken, cash?" question, granted, in germany it is also more common to pay in cash anyway.

The apps involved weren't bad either. You entered your location (or had it located via GPS), told the destination and it would give you the exact price that you could either pay directly at the taxi (before you drive) or via Paypal/CC/etc.

It was quite pleasant though apparently not very popular since a lot of people simply prefer public transport or their own car here.

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