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If it's just in one city (e.g., SF), I wonder why people don't find a good private car service and save the X% Uber overhead. I'm as far from SFO as you can ge

• JonLim 15y ago
  Are there any fees per month you have to pay? If not, that's an amazing price.
• samstave 15y ago
  I used to have several black car drivers I would call, for date nights etc. and had similar rates. With Uber, I have the convenience of the CC handling, the receipts and the power of many more cars available to me than I would if I was only calling one guy, like I used to. Uber takes 20% of the sale, the car company then splits the 80% remainder at some % level. The last driver I had mentioned that he was trying to hire three more drivers. He has the cars - but has a hard time trying to find drivers. He said that the drivers can make between 3 and 4 thousand per month. Which is great. I recommended a friend who has a degree in cartography but cant find a job. 4K/month is a great salary for anyone struggling in this economy. The iphone app is fantastic. Call the car, see it on the map, get a txt when they arrive - or the driver calls if he needs better directions. You don't get that with a private car. Although - There is CERTAINLY a market for an open version of the Uber app. Imagine the open-cab concept - works just like Uber - but drivers register their availability in the app and users make pickup requests just the same. The drivers select the client they are going to get - and the app manages the queues. Totally doable.