Uber has all of those problems, but uses their mountain of VC cash to convince you they're exclusive to the taxi industry: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic

Uber has all of those problems, but uses their mountain of VC cash to convince you they're exclusive to the taxi industry: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/study-finds-racial-discrimination-by-uber-and-lyft-drivers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/study-fin... http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#kidnappings http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#kidnapping... http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#Imposters http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents#Imposters As you point out, a lack of consumer protections and appropriate policing is the cause of these problems. But they're endemic to this sector of the transportation industry, not taxi companies specifically. And Uber opposes these kind of protections anyway, so the idea that they're improving the situation is a joke.