Lyft’s $19M Settlement, $1K Uber Ride, Waymo Pulled Over & Amazon Driver Chaos | Ep 271

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We trade Halloween jokes for real talk on gig work: why community intel beats guesswork, how a $19.4M Lyft settlement signals policy shifts, and what happens when driverless cars miss school bus laws. We unpack delivery safety, surge traps, and SNAP-to-doorstep trade-offs with practical, calm advice.

Ep 271 News

• Amazon Flex mileage, block pay, and EV versus gas trade-offs
• Lyft’s $19.4m settlement and the ABC test implications
• Pet safety at deliveries and de‑escalation norms
• $740 Uber surge after major events and rider/driver tactics
• SNAP-enabled ALDI orders on Uber Eats and pricing parity concerns
• Waymo passing a school bus stop-arm and accountability gaps
• Police stopping an empty Waymo and who gets the ticket

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