The problem is, Uber is lobbying for it's drivers to be exempt. Not lobbying for the regulation to be dropped altogether. "To speak of this as 'about training'

The problem is, Uber is lobbying for it's drivers to be exempt. Not lobbying for the regulation to be dropped altogether. "To speak of this as 'about training' I think misses the point that this is entirely political: medallion owners want to keep the value of their medallions up, and have used a 'legal' and 'populist' angle to protect their medallion-oligarchy. That's what's going on." I completely disagree. Uber right now has an advantage in that they don't require their drivers to undergo the training. Their competitors are required to. So I see absolutely nothing wrong with those competitors complaining that Uber gets an unfair advantage. "And FYI - you don't need any training to open a store and offer a service - if people don't like the merchandise or quality of service they go elsewhere - that model works well. If people thought Uber was crap, they wouldn't use it." A store is HUGELY different than a transportation service.