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Both Lyft and Uber are [[ridesharing companies]]. Drivers, serve as independent contractors (employee’s in CA) to Uber and Lyft and provide rides to individuals, similar to taxicab companies. Users are able to request or drive for both companies by downloading a smartphone app. Drivers are required to undergo an initial background check and vehicle inspection to make sure they are properly licensed and have a vehicle that is adequate for the company's standards. Drivers then link to a banking account so that Uber and Lyft can pay drivers for their service. A certain proportion of the rider’s fare goes to the company for administrative support while another goes to the driver for providing the trip.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
In addition, both companies offer various transportation services beyond peer-to-peer ridesharing. Uber offers food delivery service via [[UberEats]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carson|first=Biz|title=Uber's GrubHub killer is finally in the US — here's the inside story on its big bet on food|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/why-uber-launched-uber-eats-2016-3|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Business Insider}}</ref> and in select cities, Lyft offers [[Scooter-sharing system|scooter sharing]] (similar to [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]] and [[Bird (company)|Bird]]).<ref>{{
Both companies, while having multi-billion dollar investments have alleged to be perpetually losing money, with the goal of investors not to make money, but to capture the market share of transportation services, particularly as a replacement to personal automobile use and [[mass transportation]] use. The launch of Lyft's [[initial public offering]] (IPO) and drivers' pay cuts in Early 2019 led to the first strikes occurring in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.<ref name="martin npr">{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Rachel |title=Uber And Lyft Drivers Strike In California |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/29/707908980/uber-and-lyft-drivers-strike-in-california |website=[[NPR]] |accessdate=April 30, 2019 |date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>
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