I am not a fan of Uber. They seem to think they don't have to follow any "rules". Companies in the transportation business, be it airlines, buses, taxis, limos, etc have to be licensed and follow regulations. Uber claims they are not a taxi company, but a service connecting people with rides by drivers who are independent contractors. By this arrangement, Uber believes they don't have to follow the regulations regular taxi companies do, like price gouging for example.
Here in Denver, some people have been gouged with "surge rates" during busy nights of the year.
http://www.9news.com/story/news/loca...lars/18360907/
Uber also takes advantage of their drivers by not classifying them as employees. Being independent contractors, the drivers incur all the expenses of fueling and maintaining their vehicles which would usually be covered by the business if they were actual employees. In addition to the fare, Uber even collects a portion of any gratuity given to a driver for themselves. There are already some lawsuits about this.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/...TAI/story.html
Uber has also told drivers they can't work for competitors. Again, being independent contractors, they should be able to work for whomever.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/04/technology/uber-lyft
Other recent Uber news also raises red flags. They want to go after and dig up dirt on journalists critical of their practices.
http://www.cnet.com/news/uber-execut...g-journalists/
Here's a case of them tracking a reporter.
http://www.cnet.com/news/god-view-un...n-intensifies/