Uber charge riders an estimate base on miles+minutes of the ride+plus the new formula, riders pays Uber, Uber takes 25% percentage cut in NYC, the drivers gets pay by uber the actual mile drive+the actual duration of the ride+the new formula (At the end what the drivers get paid is very different from what the riders…

NYC Lyft and Uber driver here. I get tips from Lyft passengers all the time! Yesterday alone I got $20 in tips from Lyft passengers.