Can't wait. I've used Uber frequently for a long time, but every other story in the news about them is that their leadership are just terrible human beings. I don't want to deal with them as a company.<p>Much like the drivers, I simply want what Uber is offering and have no loyalty to the company itself. If Lyft wants to come to Toronto and offer the same thing without being Uber, I'll gladly switch.
About time. While Uber is available in almost every major city around the world, Lyft has been US only. I wonder why Lyft is so far behind. Is it just a matter of investment capital?
I've noticed that Uber seems to have much more competitive pricing in markets (especially airports) where Lyft is also present, compared to markets where they are the only provider. So personally I would welcome Lyft's rapid international expansion.
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I've heard that a lot from drivers all over the U.S. They run both apps and whichever gives them the next ride, they take.
I don't know if this is the same in every cities, but here in Seattle using Uber is becoming very annoying: in the past rides we tried getting in the past few weeks, the original wait time shows something like 2 or 3 minutes, but as soon as the ride is found it jumps to 7-8 minutes. And that stays blocked on this time for a couple minutes (or sometimes increase!). In the meantime, for Lyft rides it seems to be the opposite, usually we have to wait less than a minute for rides from the same place. This didn't use to be the case, I'm wondering if the majority of drivers have now switched to Lyft .
With recent investments in both Lyft and Uber, it will be interesting to see how Lyft executes on it's international expansion.<p>> John Zimmer, Lyft’s president and co-founder says 5,000 Torontonians downloaded the app this year with no service available.<p>> Uber has become part of Toronto’s transportation scene, with almost 50,000 drivers — many part-time — and new services including food delivery.<p>> Kristine Hubbard, Beck Taxi’s operations manager, expects Lyft’s entry to worsen Toronto gridlock. “It’s another reason to encourage cars to cruise the streets of our city — many of them who come from outside it — who otherwise wouldn’t be there.”
Fantastic news. I dropped Uber because of how they organize their business. My experience with Lyft in US cities has been fantastic.<p>Uber could use some competition in Canada as well (outside of our generally terrible taxis).
Excellent news. I dropped Uber because of how they run their business. My experience with Lyft in US cities has been excellent.<p>Uber could use some competition in Toronto as well (outside of our generally terrible taxis).
> Khalid Ahmed, 31, says he makes about $30 an hour, less expenses, as an occasional driver for Uber. He plans to switch to Lyft.<p>>"It’s new, it’s fresh. It’s like waiting in line for the new iPhone — I’ve got to have it,” he said with a laugh. He also likes the company’s mission statement and driver incentives. “At the end of the day, I’m available to the highest bidder.”<p>Are Lyft's incentive better than Uber? Or is that they are better because they are the underdogs? AFAIK many drivers service all ride share apps at any given time.
Meh. I think I will continue to use Uber because from what I can tell, and what annoyingly no one seems to talk about in this conversation, is the difference in the services/experience. The user experience of taking a ride is not the same/not as seamless because you have to do all this payment/tip stuff at the end. Uber has always been a hail/get in/get out experience. No incentive to change to Lyft
Granted my experience in Toronto and Montreal are that cabs are easy to come by, relatively inexpensive and accept NFC payments...so maybe on the consumer side they have less cruft than US cab companies and may be less immune to complete disruption by the big rideshare companies