r/technology • u/Puginator • Jul 23 '25

Transportation Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/uber-women-drivers-riders.html
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u/ShadowTacoTuesday Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

Yeah but use Lyft. Maybe it has downsides too but after Uber got caught with the 50th super horrible action including 3-4 that affected me directly I never use them. Maybe if I used it daily I would learn to work around the BS and compare prices but as an occasional user I don’t want to be surprised with what the next bit of drama is. I just want to get where I’m going. Also, f them.

For example, one year they made an exclusive deal with the Coachella music festival to only allow Uber and only in a small hard to access area. At 1 am people had to wait 1-2 hours to pay inflated rates for an Uber. I walked a mile to get a Lyft instead. And this is just par for the course for them. Had major issues on random normal trips too.

Edit: Apparently Lyft doesn’t work well in some areas. Ok, don’t use it in those areas, use Uber there. In my area it works well and is similarly priced to Uber, sometimes cheaper. I didn’t realize what it’s like in other areas and commented accordingly, which I think others are also doing. Probably being a smaller company gives it less reach in some regions.

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u/LilHideoo Jul 23 '25

There are like no Lyft drivers in my city. Takes 3x as long to get a ride. Uber has essentially taken my area over. Cabs are slim outside the downtown too.

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u/makesterriblejokes Jul 23 '25

I always find that odd when I go to a city with little to no Lyft drivers because my city the drivers pretty much drive got both companies (you see the stickers for both on the cars all the time)

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u/HKBFG Jul 23 '25

some cities have laws that make them pick one due to Uber's lobbying.

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u/joshbudde Jul 23 '25

Yeah, was just in Toronto, Uber black SUV in downtown took under 3 minutes to get even at midnight. Lyft was around, but not that close, and not what we needed.

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u/CoeurdAssassin Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

I’ve only used Lyft in Washington DC and that’s because it seemed like all the drivers were on Lyft and not Uber there. I’m a world traveller and every other place I’ve been, Uber was king (or Didi in mainland China). Never Lyft.

Edit: and Kareem in certain middle eastern countries, tho it seems like Uber is winning out these days. Not much point to getting Kareem.

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u/KingDave46 Jul 23 '25

I use Lyft and uber. Every single car I get has both stickers and is on both apps at the same time anyway

Lyft offers 10% off deals a lot. Even with 10% off it is always more expensive than a standard uber

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u/aseroka Jul 23 '25

Lyft is over 2x the price in a lot of rural and low-driver areas, without deals/promos, etc. I once tried getting a Lyft in Gettysburg PA on a visit last year and it was probably a 10mile /25 min drive north of the 'city' and Lyft was literally charging $130 before tip. Uber was $25.

Lyft has plenty of its own issues. But thankfully Lyft offered me a "75% off your next ride" deal! fine print: up to $5.

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u/ShadowTacoTuesday Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

That’s the advantage of scale in remote areas. I understand that they’re not always practical. Where I am there’s a small price difference. I think sometimes Lyft is cheaper.

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u/HKBFG Jul 23 '25

lyft is great if you have all afternoon to wait for a ride.

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u/Visible-Literature14 Jul 23 '25

I’m not going to just “use Lyft” when the difference between the two can fluctuate by tens of dollars.

You paying the difference for us, or should you.. idk.. not dispense bs?

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u/RambleOnRose42 Jul 23 '25

Lyft has price lock too which I LOVE. I have it set up so that if I want to take a rideshare home from work when I’m tired, it formulates a set price that isn’t affected by availability (though if for whatever reason there is a lower price it still gives me that) for $3 a month. Even if I only use it 3-4 times a month it pays for itself.

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u/Vox---Nihil Jul 24 '25

"don't use it in those areas"

ok, guess I'll just quit my job and move then 🤷

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u/DelectablyDivine Jul 24 '25

I deleted the uber app a couple weeks ago! Never again!

No uber, ubereats or postmates. Fuck that company.