This article has some good points. Most of the apologists for 'duper have no idea how the transportation industry is actually regulated. For example, somehow Ub

This article has some good points. Most of the apologists for 'duper have no idea how the transportation industry is actually regulated. For example, somehow Uber and Lyft found a way to fully comply with New York State's transportation regulations, but ignored them everywhere else, until their lobbyists took care of those pesky, gutless state governments. I drove for a taxi company in Arizona for a few years.It was a lot of fun, at the beginning. The company I drove for built its reputation/brand over 25+ years, and incorporated the latest technology as it became available. The arrival of the "super-duper-not-a-taxi-apps" ruined the economics of the business for the companies that were complying with Arizona's free-market approach to taxi regulation. The companies are adapting, but it's hard to compete with well-funded venture capitalists. People who have a sense of self-preservation should not use the services of predatory not-transportation companies. There are times when people really, really need a ride, and the smartphone app won't be able to send somebody to pick you up. (It's more than running out of battery power while at the bar - those people were whiners.)