Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jeff explains Lyft's upcoming Rewards Program changes that appear to reduce Elite driver point earnings by one-third and what that could mean for gas discounts and driver benefits.
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Lyft may have quietly made another change that drivers won't be happy about.
In this video, Jeff breaks down screenshots showing what appears to be a major update to Lyft Rewards, including lower point multipliers for Elite drivers and the introduction of a new "Smooth Cruiser Score."
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I'm Harry, the founder of The Rideshare Guy. I started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2015 and eventually quit my day job as an aerospace engineer to run The Rideshare Guy full time.
These days, I'm a trusted media expert on all things rideshare and have a number of contributors across the country who are all driving for Uber and Lyft and other gig companies like Instacart, Doordash, and Postmates.
The RideShare Guy has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNBC, NPR, 60 Minutes on CBS TV, The Washington Post, Wired, Forbes, SFGate, and hundreds more.
The RideShare Guy has interviewed top gig economy leaders such as:
• Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi - youtu.be/FwxToI-tL7M
• Lyft CEO David Risher - youtu.be/CFqSlmbl8Qs
• DoorDash CEO Tony Xu - youtu.be/TimNeLRcKho
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Jeff explains Lyft's upcoming Rewards Program changes that appear to reduce Elite driver point earnings by one-third and what that could mean for gas discounts and driver benefits.
🎯Earn smarter, stress less. Get guaranteed pay with Solo - try it free!: therideshareguy.com/go/worksolo
Lyft may have quietly made another change that drivers won't be happy about.
In this video, Jeff breaks down screenshots showing what appears to be a major update to Lyft Rewards, including lower point multipliers for Elite drivers and the introduction of a new "Smooth Cruiser Score."
💻 Earn extra money when driving Uber/Lyft with Play Octopus. Get $25 when you start driving! Sign up now: therideshareguy.com/play-octopus
More from Rideshare Guy:
📰Did you know The RideShare Guy also publishes in-depth articles? Get all our money-making tips and tricks in your email for free: therideshareguy.com/subscribe-rsg
👉 MAXIMIZE your rideshare earnings with the Maximum Ridesharing Profits Course: maximumridesharingprofits.com/ridesharing
🎴Want more from RSG, become a member today: youtube.com/channel/UCCwyU2RqlalzpKIrUhYWHfw/join
¿Hablas español? Echa un vistazo a The Rideshare Guy en español aquí: @TheRideshareGuyenEspanol
Have you thought about trying delivery?
🎒Doordash is the #1 delivery app right now! Dashers are regularly making $20-25/hour! Sign up here: yt.therideshareguy.com/doordash
Links may contain affiliate links where we may receive a small compensation for. To see our disclosure here: therideshareguy.com/disclaimer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Website: therideshareguy.com
Facebook: facebook.com/TheRideshareGuy
Twitter: twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy
Instagram: instagram.com/therideshareguy
TikTok: tiktok.com/@therideshareguy_
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About The RideShare Guy:
I'm Harry, the founder of The Rideshare Guy. I started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2015 and eventually quit my day job as an aerospace engineer to run The Rideshare Guy full time.
These days, I'm a trusted media expert on all things rideshare and have a number of contributors across the country who are all driving for Uber and Lyft and other gig companies like Instacart, Doordash, and Postmates.
The RideShare Guy has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNBC, NPR, 60 Minutes on CBS TV, The Washington Post, Wired, Forbes, SFGate, and hundreds more.
The RideShare Guy has interviewed top gig economy leaders such as:
• Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi - youtu.be/FwxToI-tL7M
• Lyft CEO David Risher - youtu.be/CFqSlmbl8Qs
• DoorDash CEO Tony Xu - youtu.be/TimNeLRcKho
Tags
#Uber
#Lyft
#Driver
