I don't disagree with you, but... Follow the money. If there was sufficient profit in what you describe, it would be happening. Since it's clearly not then it

I don't disagree with you, but... Follow the money. If there was sufficient profit in what you describe, it would be happening. Since it's clearly not then it has to be done by Government. That means actual people lobbying their local and state government for change. And on top of that, it has to be marketed properly. Where I live there's essentially no taxi/Uber/Lyft service (see my comment above about waiting 4 hours for a taxi), but the County has an on-demand bus service that you can call and they'll pick you up at your home. However, since I've never had to take it, the few times I needed a taxi (e.g., to go pick up my car from the shop), I never even remembered that it exists!