The Taxiwars crew- this summer, will be interviewing Black Cab Drivers as a part of our documentary. Uber fights to keep its fleet in London Uber will have to wait until April 2018 to appeal the loss of its London licence. London’s transport regulator decided not to renew Uber’s licence to operate in the capital in […]
Our group of drivers in “Taxiwars The Movie” (all four of us combined have completed over 25,000 rides) are very happy about the Tip In APP addition. So far only about 2-5% of riders tip, but hey – drivers are still very happy about this. It’s very interesting […]
I heard Micky-D’s was going to join Uber Eats delivery service many months ago. Living in Marin county one of the most expensive places in the U.S. to live and breathe, they would join forces the first week of June 2017. What interested me most was the clientele […]
Here’s a handy fact: you can go to Wal-Mart, and buy a whole bag of barf bags: specially designed bags that you pull out of a box, you can hand to somebody, and they can barf in them. And then afterwards, they close them up and seal them. […]
Here’s something new in Indonesia: LadyJek. It’s a rideshare service where women motorcycle drivers pick up women passengers only. The women in Jakarta previously felt unsafe riding with men in taxis, or any other transportation. This service is active, and is working well, and has a mobile app […]
Only a little over one year ago Uber added the $1.00 “Safe Ride Fee” taken off the top of every ride from the drivers pay (ouch), a giant pay decrease for short rides in the city. Uber and Lyft are pretty much up front about the cut in […]
One thing you become very aware of when driving, especially in a place like San Francisco, is that there are very, very few bathrooms. You have to be careful not to drink much water, because when you get a client at the wrong time, and you didn’t go […]
Uber and Lyft drivers new nightmare arrives in San Francisco. The 311 app started in New York. A cyclist sees you blocking a lane, even if you need to make a right turn, they can just text in your license # in and you get a ticket. No photo or […]
“Getting doored” is the term for what happens when somebody opens the car door unexpectedly, and a cyclist rams into the door. It’s very common in San Francisco, and I’ve personally have met 2 people that have been doored. The first person was riding in a bike lane […]
I was amazed at the items people would have delivered to their home and office. Some as expected, some silly – but one was very cool. One sandwich from the outskirts of San Jose to a cool office in the middle of nowhere with a small group of […]
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