&gt; being able to cost themselves lower than conventional cabs because they have such a massive amount of capital<p>Is Uber less expensive than regular cabs?<p>My experience in Uber so far has been uniformly excellent and my experience in regular cabs has ranged between ok and dismal. I think I would probably be willing to pay around a 25% premium to use Uber over a regular cab.<p>The traditional taxi operators haven&#x27;t needed to care about customer experience for so long, that I&#x27;m not sure they can change.