{"id":4751,"date":"2015-01-28T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=4751"},"modified":"2015-01-28T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T22:27:08","slug":"video-a-ride-hailing-service-with-a-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-a-ride-hailing-service-with-a-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: A ride-hailing service with a personality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Ezra Kaplan<\/p>\n<p>Ride-hailing services like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyft.com\/\">Lyft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/\">Uber<\/a> have exploded into major metropolitan areas. The services allow non-professional drivers to connect with paying riders through a mobile app. From the convenience of a mobile phone, a passenger can request a driver pickup. Once in the car, the user experience is just like that of riding in a taxi, except, at the end of the ride, the payment is completed electronically with no money changing hands. Kyle Lovett is one of the many Lyft drivers getting Chicagoans to their destinations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LYFT-Kaplan3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/118064436?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Kyle Lovett poses with the iconic pink mustache of Lyft ride-hailing service. (Ezra Kaplan\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ezra Kaplan Ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber have exploded into major metropolitan areas. The services allow non-professional drivers to connect with paying riders through a mobile app. From the convenience of a mobile phone, a passenger can request a driver pickup. 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