> This sounds straight up criminal. Carrying a GPS enabled phone and mapping the route driven should gather enough evidence to persuade regulators to take actio

> This sounds straight up criminal. Carrying a GPS enabled phone and mapping the route driven should gather enough evidence to persuade regulators to take action. This happened to me multiple times in the US, Europe and Asia generally when taking a taxi from the airport or a railway station. And I know first hand that tired customers in a hurry in a foreign country don't have time, energy and determination to gather evidence or argue. This willingness to give up a fight is likely a contributing factor to the continued prevalence of the practice. I dislike many of Uber's business practices, but ride sharing in general is a great way to leverage technology to solve the above problem.