[adrianparsons]

This makes total sense. Uber & Lyft lowered the barrier to entry for private transportation. Instead of paying $20,000 for a car, I only need $10 and I can ride in comfort from lower Manhattan to Brooklyn.

[blitzo]

Another point is, private car owners now has been incentivized to cover their gas tank so they can stay on the roads even more.

[ams6110]

I'm not following. "Cover their gas tank" ? You mean lock it in some way? Are Uber drivers siphoning gas from other parked cars?

[ntsplnkv2]

> lowered the barrier to entry for private transportation.

"private" transportation, with a driver who knows your information from his phone and can see your rating. Even when it is autonomous uber will know where you were and where you went.