[the_ancient]

I am assuming those gypsy cabs where not connected to a real time database where thousands of users are reviewing the drivers actions where 1 bad review can cost the drivers their ability to book new riders

You that is the difference, technology it replacing government, and that is a good thing.

You do not need the government to know the uber driver is good or not, other uber users will tell you that

[Sanddancer]

Because uber's assurances that a driver that's picking you up is the driver who was interviewed are laughable [1]. It would be trivial for uber to create, and mandate their drivers display, information that had their photo, driver id, etc. Technology would be replacing government if uber provided the same assurances I can get right now. They don't.

[1] http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-driver-heres-how-we-get-aro...