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How Machine Learning Can Help Drivers Find Their Next Ride

Note: This article is sponsored by FarePilot. They’re a free app that provides drivers with locations and intel on where to go to get their next ride. I’ve found that it’s a useful app for when I don’t know where to go next after dropping off a passenger. Check it out here.  As always, all opinions are our own.

Whenever I hear about AI and machine learning in the context of rideshare driving it usually involves how we are all going to get replaced by robots. This unfortunately paints AI and machine learning in a pretty negative light to drivers because it more or less becomes synonymous with “unemployment.” Even if drivers can benefit from it today.

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AI and machine learning isn’t all doom and gloom for drivers though. It’s reflective of new technology; and like any new technology it’s benefit at the end of the day depends on how humans use it as a tool. [Read more…]

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Vantrue N2 Dashcam Giveaway!

Hey folks, Jon here. The good people at Vantrue recently sent us three of their N2 dual lens dashcams to review and give away. Check out the video below, or skip to the highlights after the break – and don’t forget to enter to win one!

As always, a quick note: Although Vantrue didn’t pay for this review, small commissions from our Amazon affiliate links are one of the ways we keep the lights on around here. Although it won’t cost you extra, we do appreciate the support!

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Bluetooth Headphones: Review and Giveaway!

Harry here. Bluetooth headsets make it easy to handle passenger and delivery phone calls, but finding the right Bluetooth headset can be challenging (not to mention expensive). That’s why we had Jon Knope review several different headsets for us – and keep reading for a giveaway below!

Bluetooth headsets are basically magic – no tangled wires, no cable-jostling noises, and no need for a headphone jack (looking at you, iPhone 7). They’re also a pretty handy accessory for rideshare drivers, so we decided to review a few – and give them away! Enter to win a pair using the widget below.

A Bluetooth headset makes it easy to deal with phone calls to passengers or delivery customers on the road. Rather than fumbling to get your phone off your phone mount, a set of wireless headphones allows you to handle calls mostly (or entirely) hands-free.

And if you prefer to listen to the soothing voice of your GPS app while you drive, a headset lets you do so without annoying your passengers in the back seat. As long as you’ve got one ear open to listen for emergency vehicles, car horns, and whatever else might be going on, you could even listen to audiobooks – or The Rideshare Guy Podcast (iTunes | Android | RSS).

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My Experience Signing Up With Postmates in 2017

Harry here.  It’s been a while since I signed up for Postmates and in that time, a lot has changed.  Today, RSG contributor Dash Bridges switches allegiances and shares his experience about Postmates’ new sign-up and on-boarding (or lack thereof) process.

I’m going to be honest with you. After writing four articles about my DoorDash experience, I found it difficult to come up with a new angle to write from. Nearly on cue, Harry emailed me and said I should consider signing up for Postmates. In summer 2015, he tried Postmates and shared his experience, but a lot has changed since then so I wanted to sign up with Postmates myself and see what it was like.

Entering this experiment, my knowledge of Postmates was that it’s a service similar to DoorDash, delivering restaurant meals as well as non-food deliveries. You get paid on a per delivery basis, plus tips, PLUS additional money based on mileage. In talking to other drivers I’ve met on the road, most of them said you don’t make as much with Postmates as you do with DD. But just assuming that conventional wisdom doesn’t make for a good blog post. So, with no further knowledge, I began the signup process.

My Experience Signing Up With Postmates in 2017

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