"Uber is so much more regulated, drivers get back round check, drivers have nice new vehicles, passengers rate the drivers and drivers rate the passengers."
Really now?  A lot more regulated you say?  Are Uber's background checks still limited to the name volunteered by the driver (and easily changable) not by an immutable characteristic like fingerprints?  Does that check go beyond criminal record but include driving record, medical records, financial records, etc?  Do these nice new vehicles only have to be less than ten years old and working well on the day of inspection not so much when the snow and ice is here and the last inspection was six months ago and the brakes need to be changed and the tires are still all-weather?

How about insurance?  Does Uber now require commercial/ride-sharing insurance be secured for operation?