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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?

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.