Beyond that, if you're travelling you can do the same but in a place where previously you couldn't even speak the same language as your driver and you would alm

Beyond that, if you're travelling you can do the same but in a place where previously you couldn't even speak the same language as your driver and you would almost certainly get scammed in what you paid. Uber is a better product than what existed before, perhaps it's fair to say it didn't solve any big problem but rather lots of small problems.