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Interview with Amy a full time rideshare driver.

The GIG Economy Podcast

English - June 18, 2018 16:06 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
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*We interview Amy a Full Time rideshare driver.

*Talk about the constant issue parking in front of the Bob

*Uber's new patent request for software that detects if the passenger is too drunk to ride.

* We watch a video from Terry Tips:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0WZ6sOIKNI&app=desktop

   this guy is hilarious. Lots of fun videos.

*Instapay wasn't working for some drivers because the passengers had not paid for the ride and uber told them that they couldn't cash out.

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*Much Much More!

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Show Notes:

 

Questions for Amy:

What kind of vehicle do you use for rideshare driving?

 

Do you like uber or lyft better?

 

What are some negative experiences you have had with uber/lyft?

 

Do you think help is readily available if needed from uber/lyft support?

 

Thoughts on passenger ratings and driver ratings?

 

Issues that you see being a female driver?

 

What types of rides do you do? Airport? Bar crowd? Event crowd?

 

Do you you ever feel unsafe driving?

 

Would you recommend driving for uber/lyft to other female drivers?

 

Do you think females receive more tips?

 

Thoughts on the women only rideshare company in Canada? It’s called DriveHer.

 

Rideshare in the news:

 

http://wgntv.com/2018/06/10/too-drunk-to-drive-you-may-also-be-too-drunk-to-get-into-an-uber/

 

Uber is apparently developing some sort of algorithm to detect if the pax is to drunk. Will Apple allow this much invasion on their platform?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0WZ6sOIKNI&app=desktop

Hilarious video!!! Terry Tips on youtube.

 

http://wgntv.com/2018/06/10/lyft-passenger-killed-in-logan-square-crash-driver-charged-police-say/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5b1d847304d301168ce66873&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

 

The driver of the lyft vehicle and the driver charged with dwi on drugs…. Lyft passenger was killed. I am curious if she was wearing a seatbelt.

 

Instapay not working:

 

Apparently uber stated that the driver had a bunch of paxs that card didn't work and so she couldn't cash out…..WTF?

 

Tip Time:

 

Steps when you get a puker:

 

What do you report to uber

What do you do first?

How to keep someone from puking.

 

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