[thecupisblue]

I'm trying to say that all these "advantages" are just in specific situations.

And the card decline wasn't done with a card that already was active on Uber. And their "fraud" system got triggered months later, repeatedly, after a drive or two.

Also yes there are upfront costs in my area, in US maybe it isn't but here you have them.

I'm not saying Uber is worse than cabs. I'm saying that a lot of "advantages" Uber has aren't really all that. They are in a race to not burn their money before their AV investment can can come in, and in the end, it's just cabs with an app, not much better or worse than cabs.

3-4 years ago, the play was different, but now, it's becoming "just another cab company" in that area.

[Jommi]

Specific situations which make for a majority of their market? I don't think "specific" is an honest word here when it's mostly standard per continent.

Their fraud system is one of the best in the world, but of course it will have false positives. You know that your anecdote is not applicable to the business in general.

What upfront costs do you have? Where are you based?

I maybe get your point but I think you're vastly underestimsting the difference between a tech company optimizing digital transportation vs. A local cab company hiring a consultancy to make them a white label app.