Former Uber Driver Launches Bitcoin Tipping Service for the Network
Former Uber driver and Vugo cofounder James bellefeuille has launched a Vugo bitcoin tipping service for Uber drivers, to enable customers to tip the drivers using bitcoin, instead of cash. Uber, American international transportation Network Company currently valued at US$ 50 billion by the Wall Street Journal and many Venture Capital Firms worldwide, has always had unresolved issues with its drivers - tipping. The billion dollar network has never enabled its drivers to accept tips through its app, which became a significant disadvantage for its drivers. Especially now, that most of Uber's....
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As of right now, the Uber taxi service app does not have a feature that allows people to tip their drivers electronically. Uber drivers have been complaining about only being able to receive tips in cash for quite a while. In-car advertising company Vugo now meets their demand with a new feature, called “Tip your driver.” Uber is a taxi service app that connects drivers and passengers. The app uses a smartphone’s GPS functionality to find a driver that is nearby, even if the passenger does not know the address they are at. The service is very quick and hassle-free. Because of this, the....
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After facing a fair amount of backlash over the past few months, Uber has [finally] decided to revamp their driver app. The main goal of this decision is improving driver earnings, as well as improve rider satisfaction. Furthermore, the updated Partner app will now display more valuable information for drivers to make more money while driving people around. Introducing a “heat map” in the Uber Partner app will give drivers an educated guess where they are most likely to find new customers while “on the job”. Doing so will decrease the amount of time and gas required to wait for the next....
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[UPDATE: It appears that Uber has suspended Bitcoin Builder's account and thus, the service is no longer operational.] US-based bitcoin exchange platform Bitcoin Builder has announced their release of a bitcoin service that enables users to pay with bitcoin for Uber rides. How it Works. Bitcoin Builder created a business account on the Uber network, which allows the firm to display itself as a payment method on the Uber mobile app. Users are required to use the Bitcoin Builder multi-sig wallet to associate it with the firm’s Uber business account. After the activation, users will see....
Driver-owned ridesharing startup Arcade City, the developer of an open marketplace where riders connect directly with drivers by leveraging blockchain technology has now launched its mobile application for Apple iOS and Google Android devices. Ridesharing startup Arcade City has launched its mobile application that will be available at Apple and Android app stores. The platform was launched in a direct response to rate cuts by Uber and Lyft in January this year. A press release by the company revealed that more than 3,000 drivers had signed up, the majority of whom are current and former....