&gt;&quot;The drivers are not (jerks|unsafe|scary|etc)&quot; - at this point half of the smart taxi drivers have gone to Uber, there&#x27;s not much of a difference in driver quality.<p>Au contraire - the rating system put consequences in place for poor driver behavior.  Previous to that I had <i>plenty</i> of drivers simply never show or show fabulously late for pre-booked appointments.  I don&#x27;t know if Uber will penalize a driver for taking too long to show, but I know I can with a poor review.  Not only will my negative feedback make it to a customer service rep but if enough people also rate him low he&#x27;s out of the system.  There&#x27;s no equivalent feedback loop in the taxi system.