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there were legal taxis before uber, uber or self driving cars don't really change anything in that regard
Uber changed things a lot. Uber lets you easily request the ride and track the driver instead of calling for a cab then calling back 45 minutes later to find out where they are and find out they never sent anyone.
technology changed things a lot, not uber. i don't really have detailed knowledge of us market, but where i am normal taxi services are using them as well, that's not really something created by uber. the only innovation uber brought to the field is that the technology allowed them to organize taxi service in really shady way (aka "the gig economy")
Taxis are expensive away from a metro area (or 'we don't go that far' etc), unfortunately, and trying to travel a short distance made them even less economical. U/L was the best way that I could get around without massively tanking my bank account, and still finances were a death sentence in that living situation (living on $600ish a month - housing, utilities, food, medications... - was a recipe for disaster; such is life).
The idea is to improve them for future use, of course they aren't a current drop-in we're-done replacement.
ok, i don't really have detailed knowledge of situation in us, so it that works for you and your budget, i am gonna believe you.