LibreTaxi (and several other open source clones) already exist. Governments can easily take those, bake in credit cards (which open source / decentralized apps

LibreTaxi (and several other open source clones) already exist. Governments can easily take those, bake in credit cards (which open source / decentralized apps really can't support) and put in some legalize insurance coverage and they are good to go. The thing is the value in Uber and Lyft come from their mindshare that gives you access to drivers and customers, their ratings systems to filter out good drivers and riders, and their insurance to help mitigate the risk involved in riding in some random strangers car. I don't think it takes state actors running the show to disrupt ridesharing though. Just an endorsement of the concept, some kind of insurance drivers must legally buy to do it, and the only really hard part for anyone involved is a rating system. Which isn't something to underestimate, its not technically hard to do but logistically a nightmare to be able to rate riders and drivers without a central business authority. I'm not sure governments are going to be willing to manage a review board.