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Driving For Uber in Los Angeles – Tips & Tricks I Learned

How hard could driving in a new city be if you’re a veteran rideshare driver? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston asked that question, and learned the hard way, when he drove for a weekend in Los Angeles.

This site has more than one article that talks about how driving rideshare is so much more than just turning on the app and going where it tells you to go. I’ve always known that, but it wasn’t until a few weekends ago that this fact was driven home. I live in San Diego but recently I found myself in the suburbs of Los Angeles on a Friday evening and decided to give it a whirl. I’ve got several thousand Uber and Lyft rides under my belt – and even a few dozen Bounce rides – so I know what I’m doing. Turn on the app and just go where it tells me to go; how hard can it be?

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It turns out, it’s pretty hard. I underestimated the degree to which my familiarity with San Diego’s layout affected my ability to be an effective rideshare driver. I only drove for a few hours, but it didn’t take long for me to realize I just needed to set a destination filter for San Diego and head home.

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Bounce Driver Review – Top Tips To Know Before Joining Bounce

Recently, we covered a new rideshare company called Bounce, and many of you had questions about how busy Bounce rideshare is and how much drivers with Bounce can make. Today, senior RSG contributor Will Preston covers that, plus an interesting conversation he had with one Bounce rider.

Imagine trying to compete with one of the biggest companies in the world, and you’ll have some idea of what life must be like for the founders of Bounce. With all of Uber’s challenges – not the least of which is turning a profit at some point – it has been successful enough to be synonymous with rideshare. Uber has joined Xerox, Frisbee, and Kleenex as a company whose name means the thing it does. Many of my Lyft passengers say “I’m in an Uber” when they’re on the phone with a friend.

However, the founder of Bounce seems to have seized upon a few things about Uber and Lyft that might allow Bounce to attract both passengers and drivers. Bounce tells passengers that everyone pays the same fare; there’s no pricing based on where you live, where you’re going, or how busy it is. Bounce tells drivers they get a piece of the company and residual revenue based on helping the company grow.

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What Do Rideshare Drivers Need to Know About Cargo?

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Have your passengers ever gotten in your car expecting free water or snacks? While it’s always a nice thing to offer as a driver, buying water and snacks adds up! But what if there was a way to pay nothing, receive a bunch of goodies (including charging cords – no more handing yours over to passengers!), giving them away for free (and getting paid for it) and making a profit on whatever you sell to passengers? Today, senior RSG contributor Will Preston covers what every driver should know about Cargo.

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Have you ever watched the food trolley go down the aisle on a plane or train and wondered, “I wish my rideshare car was like that.” Well, a startup called Cargo wants to do just that, offering free and paid snacks to your passengers, while simultaneously making money for both you and Cargo.

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A New Rideshare Company Bounces Into San Diego

There’s a new rideshare company in town, but can it challenge Uber and Lyft? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston covers Bounce, a rideshare service in San Diego, CA with a very different pay out model than Uber and Lyft. Will it work? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Bounce is a new rideshare company that offers a very different compensation model than what you typically see in the rideshare market. At this time, it’s only available in San Diego, but they have dreams of expansion. Drivers are directly compensated based on how much they drive, how long they’ve been driving for the company, and how much they help promote the company.

In addition, drivers are given stock options in the company with a 25-month vesting schedule. The company also offers some unique features for riders that give Bounce drivers a reason to recommend it to their Uber and Lyft passengers.

Bounce is currently only available in San Diego, but you can learn more about it and see when they are expanding to your area here.

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What’s it Like to Ride in a Driverless Lyft Car?

Curious as to what it’s like to ride in a “driverless car”? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston was lucky enough to get a ride in one of Lyft’s driverless cars while in Las Vegas. In this article, he covers what the experience was like, the unique features and challenges of driverless cars, and more.

When I landed in Las Vegas and opened my Lyft app, I was very excited to see a message that told me that Lyft was test driving driverless cars in Las Vegas. The app let me know that getting a ride in such a car was a possibility, but only if I opted into the experience. As a driver who wonders if we will all be replaced someday by robots, and as a nerd who loves technology, I immediately said yes!

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