“Great point, Pappy, and it is a concern. There was a case out of Atlanta, I believe, where an Uber driver was picking up women and then groping them. He was eventually caught, but it’s been raised as a concern by several entities, not the least of which was the cab unions.”
The thing is, every Uber transaction goes trough Uber’s web site. Every driver and every car is matched to ever customer. They are not just driving around looking for fares. A customer has to create an Uber account (like an Amazon account). There is no anonymous cash option. Drivers are dispatched by Uber, based on proximity to the ride request. If a driver gropes a customer, all the customer has to do is notify Uber, and Uber has the driver’s info. Uber can also cut the driver off for further business. Uber also knows the driver’s location (via smartphone), if they are working.
Here's the story to which I was referring, it was in Orlando: