I don’t understand. I don’t live in city but this is what confuses me: 1. does each cab driver (even the Somolias I hear about have to pay a million dollars/yr for their cab? - or does the cab company pay million for all their cabs?) 2. how has Uber beaten this system? Seems hard to break a monopoly.
they are just people with cars.
then they go through the company uber to get cleared, then, you use the app on your phone to see if a driver is near you. if so, you can get an approximate fare, and then “call” them through the uber app on your phone.
it’s very easy.
if you are nowhere near a city, there may not be many drivers near you at a given time...but in cities, near airports, etc., there will often be cars available.
i suppose the way they beat the system comes down to this: they are not cabs. they are just people with cars who will give you rides to where you want to go. and you pay uber, and uber pays them. pretty nifty.