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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.

New Lyft Driver - Earn 1500:week

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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What Should/Shouldn’t You Allow in Your Ride?

After a certain number of rides, all rideshare drivers have some crazy stories to share. Sometimes the stories are funny, sometimes they’re weird, and sometimes they’re scary – and they all went down in your car. But what things are okay to do in a rideshare vehicle, and which ones should you shut down right away? Senior RSG contributor Will Preston shares the 10 things he won’t allow his passengers to do – and a few he will.

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People have tried some pretty crazy stuff in the several thousand rides I’ve done for Uber and Lyft. But you have to set boundaries for what you allow in your car, then stick with them. Some drivers allow different things, others do not. For example, not all drivers allow vaping or eating in their car, while others are totally fine with it.

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How Would You Rate Denzel Washington’s Performance as a Lyft Driver?

Have you ever watched a movie, TV show or music video that featured Lyft or Uber logos? Maybe someone was actually “working” as a driver. We wanted to know how realistic these portrayals are and if there are takeaways for drivers, so we had senior RSG contributor Will Preston break down one of the latest movies to prominently feature rideshare driving, the movie The Equalizer 2 starring Denzel Washington.

In the recently released movie, The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington plays a horrible Lyft driver who somehow gets repeat business. I wanted to better understand this dichotomy, so I decided to look at his dashcam footage. After all, it’s Denzel Washington, he’s getting repeat business as a driver – he must be doing something right, right?

In case you haven’t heard of The Equalizer 2, its plot summary from Google is:

“If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive Robert McCall will deliver the vigilante justice you seek. This time, however, McCall’s past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer — his best friend and former colleague. Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who’ll stop at nothing to destroy him.”

Have you ever watched a movie, TV show or music video that featured Lyft or Uber logos? Maybe someone was actually “working” as a driver. We wanted to know how realistic these portrayals are and if there are takeaways for drivers, so we had senior RSG contributor Will Preston break down one of the latest movies to prominently feature rideshare driving, the movie The Equalizer 2 starring Denzel Washington.

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How Much Did I Make Driving for Uber and Lyft on the 4th of July?

On July 4, RSG senior contributor Will Preston had his best night driving with Uber ever.  And while not every holiday will be as lucrative, today Will shares his strategies for maximizing your time on the road, taking advantage of holidays, plus how much he made.

I grossed $355 ($326 from Uber and $29 from Lyft) driving the afternoon and evening of July 4th, which is now the most amount of money I believe I’ve made per hour ($35) since I started driving about two years ago. While San Diego is a busy town with mid-range Uber rates, it has minimal surge, so for drivers in my town, this is a lot of money!

In this article, I’ll share the strategies I used to maximize my earnings during the July 4th holiday, plus the mistakes I made that kept me from making more.

On July 4, RSG senior contributor Will Preston had his best night driving with Uber ever.  And while not every holiday will be as lucrative, today Will shares his strategies for maximizing your time on the road, taking advantage of holidays, plus how much he made.

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