Lyft’s East Coast regional director Evan Cohen says the company has continued its investment in driver programs such as its so-called “power bonus,” for which Lyft only takes a smaller weekly commission or none at all, depending on how many hours a driver works. Lyft recently revealed to Re/code that its driver pool has grown by a factor of six and has seen six times the number of active February 2016 riders in New York since 18 months ago ; in May 2015 , Lyft drivers in the city performed six times the total number of rides they performed in May 2015 . As Lyft only launched in New York 18 months ago , Re/code suggests that while Uber has first -mover advantage, Recode.net residents are quickly warming to the new entrant.
Lyft recently revealed to Re/code that its driver pool has grown by a factor of six and has seen six times the number of active February 2016 riders in New York since 18 months ago ; in May 2015 , Lyft drivers in the city performed six times the total number of rides they performed in May 2015 . As Lyft only launched in New York 18 months ago , Re/code suggests that while Uber has first -mover advantage, Recode.net residents are quickly warming to the new entrant.