[SoCalGal]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

Can anyone explain how UBER and LYFT work? Do we have those in TV?

Questions like this are answered in full by GrokAI (and other AIs). x[dot]ai

[Professor]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

You forgot to mention 2 very important things.

- once you download the app, they will want your credit card information before you can get a ride.

- there is a reasonable probability that your credit card information will be stolen and you will experience unusual charges you never authorized.

Not true. You can create an account with a prepaid debit/credit card that is reloadable so you can add funds to it...as long as there is enough money on it to complete your trip.

[Professor]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Yes, you have to pay for using the service.

No, there is NOT a reasonable probability that your credit card information will be stolen. That would be terrible for their business and would likely put them out of business. I don’t know how many years I have had an account with both and my wife with one without ever having a problem. Absolute it could happen, just as it could happen with any online service (Amazon, Home Depot, Netflix, The Villages Box Office) but it is my experience that it is not common.

Agreed. That has also been my experience...

[BobnBev]

How will I know a uber car when I see it, are they marked?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

How will I know a uber car when I see it, are they marked?

The app will tell you the make, model, and plate number

[smurphy]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

How will I know a uber car when I see it, are they marked?

Some have a light on the dashboard visible from the outside.

When you are assigned a car, the App will give you the name of your driver, the make, color and model of the car and the LP number. The driver will have your name and will address you by that name.

[jimhoward]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

How will I know a uber car when I see it, are they marked?

Not only do they send you the make model number license plate and drivers name, you also get a map showing the drivers location and yours. You see him/her approaching on the map.

The map is an important innovation by UBER (and Lyft). You don't mind a wait nearly as much if you can see where your ride is. You can see that the ride is coming (or not) when he/she is stopped in traffic etc.

[jimhoward]

One of the nice aspects of the UBER/Lyft system is that, unlike a taxi, the drivers have no access to your credit card information.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

That possibility exists for any use of the credit card.

Exactly. No more risky to use Uber/Lyft than any other CC vendor...

I've used Uber countless times and never had a problem. You can add a tip at the end of the ride and it will show up as a single charge.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by SoCalGal

Questions like this are answered in full by GrokAI (and other AIs). x[dot]ai

They're noy sure how Uber/Lyft work and you expect them to navigate Grok?

P.S. No disrespect to the OP intended. Everyone is a newbie to new technology (to them) at one time or another...