This article does reference Chicago only, have you spoken with any operators there? Where they the owners of the car? The relationship between the driver and Ub

This article does reference Chicago only, have you spoken with any operators there? Where they the owners of the car? The relationship between the driver and Uber is also not always direct, the companies that own the cars get a split often too. Do they have the same agreement with everyone? I too read this article with skepticism, and still do. To say they take 1/2 the tip may just be one persons equation of where the fees come from vs. another.