In my city low income people are technologically literate enough to have smartphones. The poor are excluded from traditional taxis as well, whereas at least rid

In my city low income people are technologically literate enough to have smartphones. The poor are excluded from traditional taxis as well, whereas at least ride-hailing can pool people together to lower prices. In the future we might see larger van formats operating like buses with ad-hoc routing. I personally favor subsidized public transit options, and don't think ride hailing apps discourage that any more than taxis. If anything, ride hailing apps help transition people away from car ownership and into mixed use transit.