I can only speak for myself here but I feel like I am part of a new market that Uber and Lyft have created. I live in Austin TX and have had bad cab experiences here and so I frequently use Uber. I am from New York, however, and when I&#x27;m back there I almost never use Uber because I have no problems with getting a cab.<p>I would be surprised if the market for cab companies in Austin is as large as the market Uber serves. I really cant recall the last time someone here told me they got in a cab. I think those people just drove themselves places before Uber instead of taking a cab. I certainly did.