[Twirrim]

> Is it though? Why don’t you see consumers or some other group besides the local taxi interest taking them to court?

Probably because they often _don't_ need to take them to court. They clarify existing or pass new laws to make the definition of a taxi clearer, or explicitly include "Ridesharing". Also elsewhere Uber has been spending lots of money lobbying government and voters to persuade them to dodge it.

It's all utter bullshit. Uber is a Taxi company. You know it, I know it. That they've managed to persuade government to look the other way while they flaunt important safety regulations has been utterly ludicrous.

I suspect they only got away with it _because_ Taxi unions have been too powerful, and everyone generally hates taking Taxis.