i'm guessing they would claim they are an ridsharing platform, with the purpose of allowing drivers and riders to find each other and facilitate the transaction

i'm guessing they would claim they are an ridsharing platform, with the purpose of allowing drivers and riders to find each other and facilitate the transaction, rather than a taxi service. the problem with that argument is that they have a lot of control of the driver side of the platform, directly through pricing and indirectly through ratings and access.