Uber/Lyft ride-sharing in Kansas City

[KCPowercat]

Uber now legal in KC...
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... legal.html

Are there any other cities they operate entirely legally?

A later tweet said only because they aren't charging for the rides (they are charging for the rides though?)

Probably ask for a "donation". Thats what Lyft is doing.

That's not how the app works. It just charges you...

[kboish]

Lyft? It suggests a donation based on the ride you take. you can then choose to tip or not reduce the amount all the way to zero...it does however give a fairly stern warning that you will likely not get future rides if you do not donate the suggested amount at minimum.

[KCPowercat]

Uber

[brewcrew1000]

I took Lyft 3 times this weekend, they are doing some deal where they offer 10 25 dollar rides for free until 8/10. It kind of cool seeing the lyft cars on your app, when one was close by i would then request it and the wait was not very long. It is a little harder requesting a lyft from the Northland but Midtown is super easy since most of just hanging out in parking lots. I like the service and I will always use this if i need a cab. Most of the drivers drive for Uber as well, not sure why you would take Uber since its more expensive.

[aknowledgeableperson]

Dirty play going on. From CNBC.com

Now rival service Lyft provided evidence to CNN that the company employs dirty tricks in order to grind its rivals.

Lyft said that 117 Uber employees ordered and deliberately cancelled 5,560 Lyft rides since October of last year. False requests like this cost Lyft drivers time and gas, and also reduce the availability of the company's cars, which would increase demand for Uber cars.


(It's not the first time Uber's been accused of using tactics like this.) The story notes that there's no evidence directly linking the call-and-cancellations to Uber's corporate office.

Earlier this month CNN reported that Uber warned its New York City drivers against also working for a rival company, saying that that it's against city regulations. The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission said that's not in fact the case.

There is a more detailed story on money.cnn.com.

[DaveKCMO]

lyft suspends KC operations: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n ... tions.html

[rxlexi]

I used Uber quite a bit on a recent trip to San Diego, and would absolutely use again in KC. Has anyone used the service here? How does frequency, service, compare to other cities?

[bobbyhawks]

I used Uber quite a bit on a recent trip to San Diego, and would absolutely use again in KC. Has anyone used the service here? How does frequency, service, compare to other cities?

I love it. They have irked some drivers recently by lowering the cost quite a bit, but that is quite a benefit for riders at the moment. One driver equated it to a situation in Dallas where they lowered the price to grab customers. Once everyone started to rely on the service, and awareness was sufficient, they were able to increase over time.

I live in the downtown area, though, so YMMV in the suburbs. The longest wait I have had for a car is 5 minutes. It is normally around 3 minutes to my house. The drivers are not allowed to know where your destination is until you are in the car, so they pretty much have to respond to every hail.

[rxlexi]

Great, thanks for the feedback bobbyhawks. I will primarily be using between downtown/midtown.

[KCPowercat]

I used Uber quite a bit on a recent trip to San Diego, and would absolutely use again in KC. Has anyone used the service here? How does frequency, service, compare to other cities?

Use it all the time. Until they surge then I go to TaxiMagic or Z-Trip. I always find an uber available.

[smh]

I used Uber quite a bit on a recent trip to San Diego, and would absolutely use again in KC. Has anyone used the service here? How does frequency, service, compare to other cities?

Use it all the time. Until they surge then I go to TaxiMagic or Z-Trip. I always find an uber available.

Speaking of surge, I tried to use Uber the other night from Westport to Downtown. Fare estimate said $1,700-2,200. I took a cab. What gives with that?

[KCPowercat]

I used Uber quite a bit on a recent trip to San Diego, and would absolutely use again in KC. Has anyone used the service here? How does frequency, service, compare to other cities?

Use it all the time. Until they surge then I go to TaxiMagic or Z-Trip. I always find an uber available.

Speaking of surge, I tried to use Uber the other night from Westport to Downtown. Fare estimate said $1,700-2,200. I took a cab. What gives with that?

lol, wow....no idea. I've seen surge pricing up to like 4.5x....but even that would only be like $30-50 for that route.

[smh]

lol, wow....no idea. I've seen surge pricing up to like 4.5x....but even that would only be like $30-50 for that route.

I refreshed it a couple of times. I mean, I had enjoyed a few libations at the Boulevard pub crawl. But still. I think I had my wits about me and yet could not sort out why it was giving me that price.

[WSPanic]

Maybe "Westport" defaulted to St Louis Westport neighborhood?

I used Uber last Friday to get from Westport to Crossroads - stopping on Armour to pick a friend up. It was great - $7-$10 fare estimate - and it was the high end.

I will definitely be using it again.

[brewcrew1000]

Speaking of surge, I tried to use Uber the other night from Westport to Downtown. Fare estimate said $1,700-2,200. I took a cab. What gives with that?

64108 to Westport, CT quotes out at $1,644-2,192. This is probably what it tried to quote you on.

[smh]

Speaking of surge, I tried to use Uber the other night from Westport to Downtown. Fare estimate said $1,700-2,200. I took a cab. What gives with that?

64108 to Westport, CT quotes out at $1,644-2,192. This is probably what it tried to quote you on.

Could be, but I typed in my destination and used GPS for pick up (in Westport). Very strange.

[grovester]

Beer thumbs

[smh]

Beer thumbs

I'm still not ruling this out. The more this conversation goes on, the more I sound like my parents when they talk about computers.

[KCPowercat]

Speaking of surge, I tried to use Uber the other night from Westport to Downtown. Fare estimate said $1,700-2,200. I took a cab. What gives with that?

64108 to Westport, CT quotes out at $1,644-2,192. This is probably what it tried to quote you on.

That kind of seems like a deal.

[DaveKCMO]

uber's valuation is now $40 billion: http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/04/uber-c ... expansion/