&gt;&gt;Plain and simple the taxi industry had a monopoly, got lazy, didn&#x27;t innovate, and didn&#x27;t give a shit about their customers.<p>I take this another SV hubris in trying to look at every problem like they&#x27;ve been working on it for a long time, or have better understanding than the actual people working in that domain for decades.<p>The only reason Uber like companies can give you those rides for a cheap price is not because there is some magic, or innovation happening there. Its because they are burning billions of that VC money to subsidize your travel, transportation is a very capital intensive business.<p>The day these companies are subject to the same tax rules as every body else and have to work without those billions in the bank, it will be game over. There is a reason why these airlines, logistics and transportation companies are always scraping from bottom.<p>Its very hard to run these businesses if you play by fair rules and don&#x27;t cheat.