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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by kbenson on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:43AM (#16502346)
> see if anyone around me needs a ride going in that direction

Do they allow you to set a destination area so that your fares are limited to this, or do you just get to review and accept fares so you can choose ones in the right direction? I wasn't aware it could be used to just pick up someone going the same direction.

I can see something like that doing very well, but I can also see how Uber might want to brand it slightly differently, as those drivers may be slightly less invested in driving for Uber and might be more likely to flake or not be as accommodating to passengers.

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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by ErikVandeWater on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:52AM (#16502471)
Drivers have the ability to set an end-destination so their last ride is near there ultimate destination.

Source: I asked an Uber driver about this a few months ago.

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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by s73v3r_ on Friday March 02, 2018 @12:40PM (#16503799)
That is very recent, however. In the beginning, there was no such thing.
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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by chimeracoder on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:52AM (#16502456)
> Do they allow you to set a destination area so that your fares are limited to this, or do you just get to review and accept fares so you can choose ones in the right direction?

Uber didn't last I checked, but Lyft does.

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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by aianus on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:05AM (#16502618)
Uber has had this feature since I started driving with them in December 2016.

You can only use it twice a day, however.

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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by CodeWriter23 on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:25AM (#16502850)
Ostensibly this is for use at the beginning & end of your shift to help with the “commute”. But you’ll probably be find yourself out in the sticks with a choice of waiting long periods for each local ride request (~$2-$3 keep per ride), or using the destination geofence in the middle of the shift to avoid double-digits is deadheading.
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Re:Uber, Lyft Drivers Earning a Median Profit of $3.37 per H... by aianus on Friday March 02, 2018 @11:39AM (#16503039)
It's also great for literally carpooling on your real-job commute. You'll be online at peak times and with the destination set in the most popular directions.
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