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Lyft is Replacing Prime Time with Personal Power Zones

Lyft recently rolled out new Personal Power Zones in cities across the country. What are ‘personal power zones’ and how do they compare to Uber’s ‘new’ surge?

In this Throwback Classic article, we’re updating you on a popular topic: Lyft’s Personal Power Zones! RSG contributor Paula Gibbins originally wrote this article, and today we have updates from RSG contributor Sergio Avedian on how Lyft’s PPZ is affecting drivers.

A few weeks ago, I got a couple of emails from Lyft with the subject line “Find high demand nearby“ & New! Personal Power Zones”. Obviously, I was intrigued right away. What does this mean for me as a driver? Is this going to be better because it’s personalized, or will it detract from earning potential? Keep reading!

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Lyft To Cut XL And Lux Black Rates Across the Country

Lyft simply can’t let sleeping dogs lie. At the same time they’re asking for driver support in California against AB5, they are also busy cutting rates for drivers in markets across the country.

Yesterday, we started hearing from dozens of readers who received an ambiguous e-mail about ‘updated rates’ from Lyft. Upon further review, it was indeed a rate cut for Lyft XL and Lyft Lux Black drivers.

In this article, we will look at the updated rates, where possible make comparisons to current rates, and ask the question why. Why, Lyft, are you doing this now?

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Here’s What You Need to Know About AB5, the Bill that Could Make Us All Employees

Uber and Lyft are pulling out all the stops against a bill in California that could turn drivers from independent contractors into employees overnight. AB5, as its known, passed the state Assembly a few weeks ago and is now headed for a hearing at its first policy committee in the state Senate. It aims to codify a California Supreme Court decision (known as the Dynamex Case) from 2018 that would instruct businesses to use an ‘ABC test’ to determine whether workers are independent contractors or employees. And as you’ll see below, Uber and Lyft FAIL this test with flying colors.

This bill is no joke since it could set precedent in other states and if drivers were to become employees, it would cost the companies a ton of money. We don’t know exactly what life would look like for rideshare drivers if we were to become employees, but it’s clear that Uber and Lyft see this as an existential threat to their business.

Last week, Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi teamed up with Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green to pen an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle urging for a compromise that would allow drivers to remain independent contractors – I can only imagine how many revisions went back and forth between their respective handlers.

Could AB5 Bring the Rideshare industry to its knees?

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How Many Uber Drivers Are There?

Have you ever wondered how many Uber and Lyft drivers are out there? We decided to do some research ourselves. Today, RSG contributor Melissa Berry answers the question of “how many Uber and Lyft drivers are there in the United States?” Plus, how many Uber drivers are there worldwide, and is Uber truly the leader in rideshare internationally?

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It seems like there are more rideshare drivers than ever on the roads these days, so it’s a question many of us wonder – how many Uber and Lyft drivers are out there? Whether you want to avoid the competition or use this info to hustle harder and beat that competition, today I’ll take the news that is out there about drivers and attempt to answer that question.

Have you ever wondered how many Uber drivers there are in the US? What about the world? We try to break down those numbers here -

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