Lyft and Waymo Reach Deal to Collaborate on Self-Driving Cars

Re:Lyft and Waymo Reach Deal to Collaborate on Self-Driving ... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday May 15, 2017 @08:37AM (#14341054)

I know some passengers (myself included) prefer Lyft because they do more driver vetting. For instance, to drive for Lyft you actually have to have someone from Lyft get in the car and ride around with you, which is not a requirement for Uber.

Perhaps the people who value that sort of thing are better behaved? Or more likely, it's probably because the people who are willing to pay slightly more for a better experience are better behaved (like Walmart vs Target).

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Re:Lyft and Waymo Reach Deal to Collaborate on Self-Driving ... by _jal on Monday May 15, 2017 @10:24AM (#14341779)

Anecdata: Before I deleted Uber, I had two bad interactions with drivers (including one who threatened violence in response to I have no idea what, some misunderstanding). Since only using Lyft: zero.

That also stand in contrast to exactly one two experiences with cabbies over ~25 years.

I conclude, based on my limited personal experience, that vetting drivers makes a noticeable difference in driver quality.

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