In March 2016, Lyft announced its all-inclusive car rental program, Express Drive, through a strategic partnership with General Motors. This program first became available in Chicago and has been rolled out to Boston, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. As of this...
AAA has released a new study on how the quality of gasoline affects your car. It recommends drivers to pay more for higher quality gasoline. In a testing conducted by an independent laboratory, TOP TIER™ and non-TOP TIER gasolines were compared....
Driver-less cars have been a hot topic recently as new investments and partnerships are being announced. Major automakers and tech companies, including Google, GM, Ford, Nissan, Tesla, and many more, have all entered the race to develop autonomous cars. Uber,...
A few months ago I wrote about UberPOOL in the San Francisco allowing three pickups and dropoffs. Since then, UberPOOL has been introduced to the entire bay area. In fact, it’s the default option when you open the Uber rider...
If you’ve been to San Francisco, you know how difficult it is to drive in the city. Grid locks everywhere, no left turns everywhere…okay, a bit exaggeration, but you know what I mean. Parking, another headache — parking AND no parking signs...
Immediately after the announcement of Uber reaching a settlement in two high-profile class action lawsuits, an Uber driver from San Jose, CA puts up a sign in his car. It reads, “Thank you for riding with me today! Tips are...
On Thursday last week, Uber has reached a settlement in two high-profile class-action lawsuits California and Massachusetts. The two lawsuits claimed that drivers in those states should be classified as Uber employees, not as independent contractors. The proposed settlement, yet to...
Uber has once again increased its bonus offer for new drivers! The new cash bonus is up to $1000!! Although Uber has not indicated when this offer might expire, we know for sure, like all previous offers, this is a...
4/8/2016 Update: The $750 bonus offer has been extended indefinitely. Click on the sign-up button below to see the current bonus amount. Original Post – 3/22/2016: Until the end of March 2016, all new drivers who sign up to drive...
Happy New Year! This is my first post for 2016! 2015 was a great year for me. I signed up to drive with Uber in June. The sign-up process was incredibly easy. After applying online, I uploaded the required documents, got my...