<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Legal or not, both UberX and Lyft seemed to be operating pretty much as promised Wednesday. The smart-phone apps used to summon them worked efficiently, the cars arrived more or less at the promised time — at least as promptly as officially sanctioned taxi cabs do — and the drivers were courteous and friendly.
Though there are differences in the details, Lyft and UberX operate on essentially the same model. You load the company’s app into your smart phone, then click on it when you need a ride somewhere.
While waiting, you can check the app and see exactly where your taxi is — which is how I knew that the car I called from UberX to pick me up at the Venetian condo at 15th and Biscayne had overshot his turn and would be a few minutes late.
Payment is done via a credit card, scanned or entered into your phone — the driver neither sets the fare nor touches any cash. The car services claim their rates are cheaper that those of taxis, but that wasn’t apparent from the rides I took. The fare...<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Legal or not, both UberX and Lyft seemed to be operating pretty much as promised Wednesday. The smart-phone apps used to summon them worked efficiently, the cars arrived more or less at the promised time — at least as promptly as officially sanctioned taxi cabs do — and the drivers were courteous and friendly.
Though there are differences in the details, Lyft and UberX operate on essentially the same model. You load the company’s app into your smart phone, then click on it when you need a ride s... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
