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Keep Your Hands Out of Your Pants While Delivering! | Faith gets salty at Rude Customer | Ep 255

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We explore the evolving world of gig work through strange customer interactions, technological advances, and bizarre delivery mishaps that define the modern delivery landscape.

• Faith, one of our super fans, responds to a rude customer by correcting their delivery instructions about a yellow fire hydrant they insisted was red
• Navigating the challenges of alcohol deliveries, including dealing with absent customers and mandatory ID verification requirements
• Exploring Walmart's partnership with Wing to expand drone deliveries to 100 new stores, with drones capable of cruising at 65mph
• Discussing the awkward "hands in pants" controversy caught on a customer's doorbell camera
• Analyzing communication barriers with non-verbal delivery drivers and the challenges they create
• Examining Lyft's new safety features including PIN verification, worry-free cancellations, and audio recording capabilities

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The gig economy landscape continues to evolve with new features and bizarre incidents shaping how drivers and customers interact in this space.

• Uber Eats introduces new heat maps showing busy areas and high-demand restaurants to help drivers maximize earnings
• Uber and Lyft launch senior-focused accounts with larger text, simplified interfaces, and caregiver options
• Gen Z increasingly skipping driver's licenses, with only 25% of 16-year-olds licensed in 2019 compared to 46% in 1983
• A DoorDash driver in Washington State returned to a customer's home with a gun, demanding a cash tip
• Viral video captures an Uber Eats delivery being made by kayak through London canals
• Waymo self-driving car attempts to drive through flooded street, demonstrating challenges for autonomous vehicles in adverse weather

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Colorado Governor Vetoes Safety Bill 🚫 | Amazon Driver Exposes Shocking Workload 📦 | Ep 253

Colorado governor vetoes Uber, Lyft passenger safety bill

Amazon driver poops, pees in front of at least two L.A. homes on Mother's Day VIDEO

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Shocking DoorDash Airport Violation & Filthy Waymo Cars | Podcast Ep 252

DoorDash driver sparks security alert at major airport after entering ‘unauthorized’ area: ‘Who the heck is that?’

https://www.reddit.com/r/uber/s/QJANOQwJFW VIDEO

Uber's robotaxi chief says the company will still need human drivers, but their jobs will look very different

Waymo recalls 1,200 self-driving vehicles in US after minor collisions | Reuters

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Uber to launch self-driving mobility service in Japan

Chicago couple gets refund for value of packages they say Uber courier stole

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Uber threatens to leave Colorado again, and Waymo cars are being shady again. Ep 251

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Uber CEO says the Waymo robotaxis on its app in Austin are busier than 99% of human drivers

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/s/TTe5fcjB2S Video of Amazon driver flying down a dirt road.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/s/xN4kojQ4aC Shooter of the DD driver

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WAYMO https://www.reddit.com/r/waymo/s/YATpq0OFE4 Waymo makes a slick move

On Wednesday Uber Black drivers say they received an al

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Instacart drops a new app called Fizz, New standards for Lyft comfort EP 250

Town official allegedly shoots lost DoorDash driver looking for directions: Police - ABC News

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjAdS2ah Driver steals a monster

Uber buys 85% stake in Turkish food delivery platform for $700 million

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/amazon-to-spend-4-billion-on-small-town-delivery-expansion.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c353600ae150759317fc

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/s/T2OI8LRfXI VIDEO

Chicago family believes Uber courier stole packages he was supposed to take to UPS

Instacart launches Fizz, a new app for ordering drinks and snacks for parties | TechCrunch

Police investigate Uber ride that took 14-year-old girl across Michigan

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Uber Eats driver deported after taking wrong turn , and you can now create your own quest on Lyft Ep 249

Lyft’s AI ‘Earnings Assistant’ offers ideas about how drivers can make more money | The Verge

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Waymo strikes again: https://www.reddit.com/r/waymo/s/LYTn9ZWQJu

Uber Eats driver deported after taking wrong turn

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Uber is charging for background checks, Walmart Spark is shaking up the delivery game, Ep 248

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Lyft to buy taxi app FreeNow for $200 million to expand into Europe

Uber, Lyft drivers could unionize under new proposal

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjNwc2sK Sign that explains not to deliver the package

WAYMO https://www.reddit.com/r/waymo/s/Dy6Qv7UGxx

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FTC Takes Action Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices

DoorDash Creates Exclusive MrBeast x DoorDash Hoodies to Help Tackle Food Insecurity

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