Currently, Uber’s smartphone app, which charges users automatically at the end of a journey, does not give the option of adding a tip. But Uber drivers in New York are petitioning officials to force the firm to change this. The chance to add a tip is already standard among many of the firm's competitors, including Lyft. http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2017/04/tipping-point
I haven't used Uber yet so not sure how problematic this is. Tipping is often awkward due to ATM's giving out $20s, more than a tip would be. OTOH, drivers might prefer cash to a digital tip to avoid taxes. The economist feels that americans tip far too much, not for great service, but as a standard surcharge. -- Owen
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