Rideshare drivers use apps to help them judge whether a ride is worth it. Uber and Lyft are trying to kill some of them

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Rideshare drivers use apps to help them judge whether a ride is worth it. Uber and Lyft are trying to kill some of them

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Some rideshare drivers use apps like Mystro and GigU to analyze prospective rides.
The apps can use a phone's accessibility features to read the screen and overlay a widget to guide drivers.
Uber and Lyft have tried to stop them, according to the apps' founders.
As gig…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-07-17 09:36:02.