{"id":983,"date":"2017-06-22T15:38:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/?p=983"},"modified":"2017-06-22T15:38:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:38:34","slug":"uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Adds In-App Tipping For Chicago Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You&#8217;ll soon be able to tip your Uber driver in Chicago.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?gdfp_req=1&amp;correlator=3840266529500000&amp;output=json_html&amp;callback=googletag.impl.pubads.callbackProxy5&amp;impl=fif&amp;eid=108809080%2C21060084%2C108809103%2C108809155%2C108809160%2C21060552&amp;sc=1&amp;sfv=1-0-9&amp;iu=%2F7228%2Fchicago%2Fdowntown-south-loop-river-north%2Fstory%2Fal-capones-diamond-watch-valentines-massacre-brick-more-up-for-auction&amp;sz=300x600&amp;scp=columns%3D%26people%3Dal-capone%252Cjohn-dillinger%252Csam-destephano%26places%3D%26tags%3Dst-valentines-day-massacre%252Cgangster%26topic%3Darts-entertainment%252Ccrime-mayhem%26position%3Dundefined%26feature%3D%26page_class%3Dstory%26page_category%3D%26environment%3D%26chicago_hood%3Dlincoln-park%252Cloop%26chicago_prim%3Dloop&amp;eri=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D17ca191afdaff27e%3AT%3D1498163302%3AS%3DALNI_MYaoXLCo8gtGTsZsfunKNb6utO2zA&amp;abxe=1&amp;lmt=1498163304&amp;dt=1498163674134&amp;frm=20&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=622&amp;oid=3&amp;adx=919&amp;ady=3035&amp;adk=1905746335&amp;gut=v2&amp;ifi=5&amp;u_tz=-300&amp;u_his=2&amp;u_java=true&amp;u_h=768&amp;u_w=1366&amp;u_ah=728&amp;u_aw=1366&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_nplug=2&amp;u_nmime=4&amp;u_sd=1&amp;flash=26.0.0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2F20170621%2Fdowntown%2Fuber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2Ftopics%2Ftransportation&amp;dssz=49&amp;icsg=141837138068224&amp;mso=128&amp;vrg=121&amp;vrp=121&amp;ga_vid=922157167.1498163275&amp;ga_sid=1498163281&amp;ga_hid=1848570089\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-body clearfix container news-story-page story-page visual chicago\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper container original-content-type-story\">\n<div class=\"story-wrapper col-xs-12 our-col-sm-5 col-md-8 pull-left\" data-slideshow-zone=\"chicago\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/slideshow\" data-override=\"\/chicago\/story\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/downtown\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers\" data-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170621\/downtown\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers\" data-topic=\"transportation\" data-hood=\"Downtown\" data-tags=\"uber|transportation\" data-story-id=\"816805\" data-grouphood=\"Downtown, South Loop &amp; River North\" data-topics=\"Transportation\" data-chartbeat-sections=\"DNAinfo Chicago Downtown South Loop &amp; River North,DNAinfo Chicago,DNAinfo Chicago Transportation\" data-author-list=\"Kelly Bauer\" data-author=\"Kelly Bauer\" data-nsq-prompt=\"{&quot;isEditorial&quot;:true,&quot;author&quot;:{&quot;first_name&quot;:&quot;Kelly&quot;,&quot;last_name&quot;:&quot;Bauer&quot;},&quot;generic&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;bacd57197f5caa0be0d2e1db6cc534dd&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.dnainfo.com\\\/chicago\\\/20170621\\\/downtown\\\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers&quot;,&quot;nbhd&quot;:&quot;138695&quot;},&quot;payload&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;bacd57197f5caa0be0d2e1db6cc534dd&quot;,&quot;external_id&quot;:&quot;816805&quot;,&quot;nbhd&quot;:&quot;138695&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;dnainfo&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Do you tip (or wish you could tip) your ride-hail drivers?&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.dnainfo.com\\\/chicago\\\/20170621\\\/downtown\\\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers&quot;},&quot;test_mode&quot;:0,&quot;digest&quot;:&quot;e8d09db0e1836eceae25b48a92245c0995afc5099048b055b432644095c6fba4095bacc3e85f5ce19552ba82ef0c24bfc3167881e521285a823a5f088d034653&quot;,&quot;dna_prompt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-ad-data=\"{&quot;zone&quot;:&quot;chicago\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/story\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers&quot;,&quot;sales_groups&quot;:&quot;chicago:loop,chicago:uptown&quot;,&quot;sales_group_primary&quot;:&quot;loop&quot;,&quot;sales_group_borough&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;uniform_resource_locator&quot;:&quot;www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170621\/downtown\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers&quot;,&quot;page_class&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;page_category&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n<article class=\"story js-nsq js-infinite-scroll\">\n<div class=\"entry clearfix\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uber, which allows people to hail rides through an app, is rolling out an update that will allow people to tip their drivers after a trip. Drivers were not able to accept\u00a0tips through the app previously.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Riders will be able to give drivers preset tips of $1, $2 or $5, or they can enter a custom amount through the app.\u00a0Users will have up to 30 days after a ride to tip their driver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tipping will be optional &#8220;but always appreciated,&#8221; according to Uber&#8217;s website, and no service fees will be added on to the tip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The service is already available in Seattle, Minneapolis and Houston, but Uber hopes to have it in every city \u2014 including Chicago \u2014 by the end of July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-nsq-prompt\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tipping will also be available for those who use UberEats, a food-delivery service with Uber drivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll soon be able to tip your Uber driver in Chicago. Uber, which allows people to hail rides through an app, is rolling out an update that will allow people to tip their drivers after a trip. Drivers were not able to accept\u00a0tips through the app previously. Riders will be able to give drivers preset &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/uber-adds-in-app-tipping-for-chicago-drivers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Uber Adds In-App Tipping For Chicago Drivers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,23,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-review","category-taxi-app"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/523170496.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":986,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions\/986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}