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History of lyft

lyft was founded in the summer of 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer as a service category of Zimride, a carpooling company they both founded in 2007. Zimride offered long-distance carpooling, always between two cities, and connected drivers and passengers through a Facebook connection. Shortly after the launch, the company became the largest carpooling program in the United States.

Logan Green created Zimride after sharing a car with other students on a trip from the University of California at Santa Barbara to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend. He used a forum on Craigslist, but the intention was to eliminate all anxiety about not knowing the driver or passenger. When Facebook opened the API to third parties. Green said he thought "Here's the missing ingredient." The two company founders were introduced through mutual friends and initially met on Facebook. The company's name came from the country Zimbabwe, where during a trip in 2005, Green observed locals sharing minivans as taxis of that name. In an interview, he said, "I returned to the United States inspired to create the same form of transportation here." He enrolled in programming courses and developed the website 4 months later. The trial version was initially launched at Cornell University, where after six months, more than 20% of the campus was registered. Using Facebook profile information, drivers and passengers could get information from each other.

In May 2013, the company name was officially changed from Zimride to lyft. The name change follows a weekly hackathon that uncovered user engagement and preference, previously held once or twice a year.

In February 2020, lyft began a two-month trial period in the US for tours for passengers willing to pay extra for a highly skilled driver. The offer is called Preferred.

How does the lyft work?

lyft works with several classes of service, which vary by city.

• Original lyft offers regular vehicle travel for up to four passengers;
• lyft XL offers regular vehicle travel for up to six passengers;
• lyft Premier offers high-quality four-passenger vehicle travel;
• lyft Lux offers premium black car service in luxury vehicles;
• lyft Black is a premium black car service that includes luxury vehicles;
• lyft Black XL offers travel in a premium black SUV for up to four people.

How to become drivers on lyft?

Registration

The driver who wants to be a lyft partner must fulfill a series of requirements. Are they:

• Minimum age requirement (varies by region);
• Background research;
• DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) verification, that is, a verification of the driver's license record;
• Driver's license, license plate and insurance policy;
• Vehicle requirements;
• Municipal and state requirements;
• Between others.

Then, just register on the website: lyft.com/drivers, informing your name, phone number, email and all the previous requirements.

After completing the registration, the driver monitors, on this same website, the registration status.

If approved, the driver is added to a candidate waiting list. The company takes this attitude so that there is balance between drivers and passengers in the regions.

Once approved on the waiting list, the driver will go through a few more steps. Once his application and documents are approved, he will be able to start driving.

Earned values on lyft?

The calculation of the amount to be paid starts to take effect at the moment the passenger enters the car and the driver indicates in the application that the trip has started.

However, one minute after the driver arrives at the meeting place, the waiting time begins to count. In this way, the lyft tariff takes into account:

• Cost per minute;
• Cost per kilometer;
• Base rate.

All these requirements are variable according to the region in which the race takes place. Despite this, as with Uber, passengers see the initial price before the trip begins. But if the final destination changes, this value is recalculated.

In some specific cases, other factors are taken into account at the time of the final calculation. Are they:

• Airport fees for embarkation and disembarkation;
• toll collection;
• Cancellation or no-show fee;
• Local taxes;
• Service charge.

Partner drivers receive payment through weekly deposits, usually on Tuesdays. lyft also operates with minimum and maximum fares per ride that vary by region.

for passengers

First, the passenger needs to download the app from the mobile virtual store:

Then you need to register number, phone and email:

After completing this registration, it is necessary to accept the terms of use of the app.

Finally, the passenger needs to register the payment method.

The next step is for the passenger to choose a photo:

Then he gets welcome from the app. Now he can ask for a race directly or leave it for later. For the demonstration, we will choose the second option.

The application directs the user to a page with health recommendations to avoid contamination by Covid-19.

After agreeing with all of them, the user is directed to the main page and can now request his race.