It's not ride-sharing. That's a marketing term, and totally non-descriptive of how Uber works. Ride-sharing seems more like what you'd see in developing count

It's not ride-sharing. That's a marketing term, and totally non-descriptive of how Uber works. Ride-sharing seems more like what you'd see in developing countries, the private (unlicensed) taxis where someone with a car picks up a passenger from the side of the road for a few cents' (negotiated on the spot) fare. Uber is just a taxi service with a really fancy app and really dodgy employment (i.e. "you employees, you're all contractors!") practices.