Uber's New Logo

I still haven't figured out how it's legal for them to get around the laws requiring cabs to be licensed, bonded, etc.

 

"Ride sharing." They are just people who happen to be driving to where you want to go willing to help out and offer a lift.

 

Yeah, that and the drivers not being considered employees seem to be pressing legal issues. It looks like their plan on that is to exist for so long that the laws accommodate them eventually.

 

They'll be too big to fail!

 

I use Uber a lot. The only problem I've ever had is one time I had a driver who didn't use his turn signals. Other than that, for me, Uber provides much better service than taxis. I've had to wait 45 minutes to an hour for a taxi, had incredibly surly drivers, drivers who drove like maniacs, drivers with cars that could not possibly have passed inspection without a bribe and more. Is every Uber driver amazing? No. Is every cab driver a maniac? No. But for me, Uber has been cheaper, faster, cleaner and safer.

 

Uber is able to undercut the taxis because their drivers haven't had to pay the insane six-figure fees for medallions.

Uber's main service (black cars) is more expensive than taxis, at least here. UberX is the route to go to save the coin. Lyft is the way to go to save even more money.

 

The medallion thing is what was driving the scarcity of cabs and the prices.

I've been using Uber for a couple of years and its been very convenient and comfortable.

As for the employee thing, yes its a battle, but whereas the Uber class-action is pending; Lyft just settled their class action so that hurdle is behind them. I used Lyft twice this weekend and it was just as good as Uber (although they have tipping and Uber doesn't).

I'm just glad I'm no longer at the mercy of taxis and their obnoxious drivers who made me feel like I was inconveniencing their lives.

 

Speaking of logos, the Lyft mustache creeps me out like nothing else I've ever seen in advertising.

 

The only people who think taxis are a better alternative than Uber...have never used Uber.

 

That's been my experience as well.

 

The new logo looks like an ass.

 

I'm not crazy about Uber's business practices, but I've been exceedingly pleased every time I've used the service, with the rates and the quality of the vehicles/drivers. My experience with regular taxis is more along the lines of the 400,000-mile shitbox Crown Vic with ripped vinyl seats being driven by a maniac whose credit card machine "is down right now." Not having to take my wallet out of my pocket is enough of a reason to love Uber, and the fact that I've always been in clean, comfortable, non-smelly cars is a bonus.