> I'm sure you could call a black cab on the phone and ask them for an estimate....? You could but sometimes the driver is end up 30 minutes late and you have

> I'm sure you could call a black cab on the phone and ask them for an estimate....? You could but sometimes the driver is end up 30 minutes late and you have no way of knowing where they are. Sometimes the driver shows up, sees your ethnicity and drives off. Sometimes the driver takes inefficient routes to make more money off you. Sometimes the driver checks your destination, says its too far and goes away. There were many problems with the "call a cab and cross your fingers" service in many counties that Uber helped solve