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Part of what they offer is the appearance at your destination of having been delivered by a private driver.

Uber X and Uber Taxi are just Priuses and regular taxis.



I'm not sure what you're driving at. Visit their website. See where the only words on the page are, "Everyone's Private Driver™"? I think it's pretty clear what they're selling.

And in the case of Uber Taxi, they comply with all legal requirements for a Taxi service.


I use Uber all the time. Regardless of marketing slogan, most people in SF use it like they would a car service or taxi. It's not like the private cars are Bentleys, although that might be a cool option.




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