I live about 12 miles from LAX and fly out pretty regularly, usually American (Terminal 4). Sometimes I am doing it with family (wife, 3 year old, 1 year old). The recent changes to curbside pickup represent a huge headache and I'm trying to see if anybody knows good strategies that I am missing.

First, here were the old strategies:

1. Shuttles: Usually paying per-seat, could install car seats and be on our way. This has started to get expensive, when you get to 3 and soon 4 people paying per-seat.
2. Uber XL/Large Taxi: More recently, I tried Uber XL and it worked well. Most of the cars are mini-vans, so the drivers have kids, can help install a car seat, and are reasonably patient. The rates are competitive, even factoring in that I'm usually tipping at close to 40-50% of the fare for their trouble.

Option B seems totally dead for anyone with young kids. Walking or taking the shuttle to the rideshare lot seems like a bridge too far. Having to move 2 car seats, 1 stroller, 1 large checked bag, carry-ons, and two kids in pretty much any non-enclosed environment is madness. We often just keep the kids in the terminal as long as possible while I shuffle gear to the curb. Plus, with respect to the shuttles, I have to imagine LAX has multiple accidents per day so taking an infant onto the shuttle without any car seat doesn't sound like a great idea, even if it may be legal. Finally, when you get there, you're minding the kids for an indeterminate amount of time in a busy parking lot.

Anyone know better options that are out there?

• What can pick up on the inner curb? Is it just LAX-IT shuttles or are they having other shuttles in there too?
• Barring that, who is able to pick up on the outer curb? Sounds like flat rate cars, Uber Black/SUV, and... ?
• Maybe there are other options that I am missing?

Moving car seats around is nearly impossible while also wrangling small kids, so minimizing distance is important. I have to imagine these considerations are also highly relevant if you're transporting someone who is elderly and unwell (e.g., used to have to bring my grandmother places), who may well have both a wheelchair plus a bunch of gear that isn't easy to push at the same time.

I will also note that for the record I have checked their website, hit their twitter feed, and emailed the address given. <crickets> would be a charitable way to describe their response. So crowdsourcing this info is my best guess at how to game plan.