Evidence suggests that this market is changing rapidly. I have seen graphs on paid ride figures being pretty even over time, whereas standard taxi figures appea

Evidence suggests that this market is changing rapidly. I have seen graphs on paid ride figures being pretty even over time, whereas standard taxi figures appear to almost universally be dropping in quantity. Might not a longer term perspective change a lot of this speculation? Putting aside the driverless car thing for a moment, can't we at least agree for the next 3-5 years people are going to continue to require taxi-like transportation services?