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Is Lyft’s Weekly Ride Challenge Living Up to the Hype?

Several months ago, Lyft announced a pivot from bonuses to the Weekly Ride Challenge (WRC) in many markets. In our initial review of the WRC, the bonus amounts seemed achievable and promising. In this article, senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur breaks down how the WRC has been going for him several months later and how the program has changed.

If you are a full time or part time driver, then achieving one of Uber’s (Quest) or Lyft’s (Weekly Ride Challenge) weekly bonuses may be a significant part of your revenue.  When I first started driving in early 2016, drivers in San Francisco could earn an easy $500 for completing just 120 rides at any time during the week.  Assuming a $2,000 week, that bonus accounted for 25% of my weekly revenue.

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My oh my, how times have changed.  This article will focus on the developments of Lyft’s Weekly Ride Challenge bonus since inception in order to get us all up to date.

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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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6 Best Ways to Contact Lyft Customer Service for Fast Support

Like with any job, there are going to be issues and concerns that come up from time to time.  Knowing where to go and who to contact can save you a lot of hassle though when you do decide to reach out for help.  Today, RSG contributor, Christian Perea takes a look at all of the best ways to contact Lyft when you need help.

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How to Contact Lyft Customer Service

Contacting a live person at Lyft HQ for driver support can be hard, even if you live outside of San Francisco where Lyft has traditionally centralized its operations. Some drivers outside of SF doubt that people actually work for Lyft. Many suspect the whole operation is run by hamsters. Others say that Lyft HQ is actually run by a cabal of cyborg Facebook profile bots with a knack for stylish hipster marketing material.

Since getting support from Lyft seems to be so hard, people tend to get frustrated and head over to RSG to get advice. We are pretty cool with, although we cannot offer you any hipster marketing material (We can’t find any wire-frame glasses and flannel that suit us in 90 degree heat).

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Lyft’s New Weekly Ride Challenge Bonus is Live

With the end of Lyft’s Power Driver Bonus comes something new: the Weekly Ride Challenge. What is the WRC and how could it impact drivers? Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur covers what the WRC is, how it’s different from Lyft’s old PDB and how these new changes may impact drivers.

Recently Lyft announced the end of the Power Driver Bonus.  However, we did not know what would take its place.  We knew there would be no car requirements for this new bonus, which means even if you have a car older than 2011, you could still qualify for the bonus.

We knew that the concept of Peak Hours and requiring drivers to drive at specific times of the day would no longer apply.  We also knew that the bonus would change on a weekly basis, according to Lyft, based on “driving behavior, and current market conditions.”  On August 27th, Lyft let us know what they had to offer.

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Goodbye To Lyft Power Driver Bonus – I’ll Miss You

Last week, several drivers reached out to share emails they received from Lyft about upcoming changes to Lyft’s Power Driver Bonus. Senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur also found out about these changes in person, so we had Jay investigate what’s happening and how Lyft and Uber bonuses have changed over the years.

Every week, for the past 6 months, I have been earning hundreds of dollars extra per week thanks to Lyft’s Power Driver Bonus.  But last week, when I was in the Lyft Hub to discuss car options, my Lyft representative told me the Lyft Power Driver Bonus was going away.

The Lyft rep said there would be no car restrictions, nor peak hours, nor acceptance rate requirements.  Hmmm, I thought to myself, “But can I still earn an extra $500 per week?”

Over the years, Uber and Lyft have both tried various iterations of bonuses, all in an attempt to buy drivers’ loyalty.  Let’s look over the recent history of the Power Driver bonus as we prepare for the unveiling of Lyft’s latest offering.  At the end of the article, I’ll share with you the information Lyft has provided us so far (including new bonus names!).

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