Your Private Driver: A Deal Worth Passing On?

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. A week ago, Uber launched its new Ride Pass service in five U.S. cities: Los Angeles, Austin, Denver, Miami, and Orlando. If you’re confused when I say “new”, it’s understandable; the companyContinue reading “Your Private Driver: A Deal Worth Passing On?”

Your Private Driver: Upgrade Ü

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. The vast majority of people using a ride-hailing app like Uber never think of using more than the default options for getting from one place to another. UberX if you want toContinue reading “Your Private Driver: Upgrade Ü”

Your Private Driver: The LAX Dilemma

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. Los Angeles International Airport presents some relatively unique complications for TNC drivers and passengers that combine to make the experience of getting a ride there abnormally frustrating. Among those issues are heavyContinue reading “Your Private Driver: The LAX Dilemma”

Your Private Driver: The Uber Traveller

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. The consideration of whether or not to utilize a rental car on your next vacation isn’t anything new. For a few years now cost-conscious travelers have discovered that using a TNC serviceContinue reading “Your Private Driver: The Uber Traveller”

Your Private Driver: Uber Versus Lyft

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. In the ride-hailing app wars, two companies have emerged to compete for dominance of the already crowded market: Uber and Lyft. In the cities where they operate, both services offer a similarContinue reading “Your Private Driver: Uber Versus Lyft”

Your Private Driver: So how much money can you really make driving for Uber?

This column provides tips, insights, and observations on TNCs like Uber and Lyft from a driver that’s worked with them for several years. “How much money do Uber drivers make?” It’s by far the most common question asked regarding Uber. I hear it from curious passengers. I read it on online forums and social mediaContinue reading “Your Private Driver: So how much money can you really make driving for Uber?”

Your Private Driver: Surging the System

This is a weekly column that offers news, insights, analysis, and user tips for transportation network company (TNC) platforms like Uber and Lyft. Well, usually weekly, but the author has been somewhat preoccupied with a new job, new intensive schedule, and an upcoming move. He apologizes for the lack of content updates. A new studyContinue reading “Your Private Driver: Surging the System”

Your Private Driver: More Days of Change

This is a weekly column that offers news, insights, analysis, and user tips for transportation network company (TNC) platforms like Uber and Lyft. Well, usually weekly, but the author has been somewhat preoccupied with a new job, new intensive schedule, and preparing to move in a couple of weeks. He apologizes for the lack ofContinue reading “Your Private Driver: More Days of Change”

Your Private Driver: Just the Tip

This is a weekly column that offers news, insights, analysis, and user tips for transportation network company (TNC) platforms like Uber and Lyft.  It’s been some week for Uber news, hasn’t it? The departure of CEO Travis Kalanick made headlines, particularly since he joins a dozen other executives that have left the company so farContinue reading “Your Private Driver: Just the Tip”