In NYC Uber has struck an agreement with the city to allow taxi cabs on its app as a service provider. NYC (and other cities) have begun to use Curb (an Uber/L

In NYC Uber has struck an agreement with the city to allow taxi cabs on its app as a service provider. NYC (and other cities) have begun to use Curb (an Uber/Lyft like app for local taxis) but I've found it to be far worse than Uber and often even using Curb, traveling in or to any borough that isn't Manhattan is always a frustrating experience - I often have to give directions to the driver. Far from the frictionless experience that Uber does provide and ensure. Uber resisted this for a long time in favor of bulldozing over local taxi companies to make their platform dominant and a near monopoly but I hope Uber ends up as a generalized service that any independent driver or taxi company can use in their own fleet.