Sure, but perhaps they'll do what Lyft has done: partner with a company that already owns a fleet of vehicles [0].

[0]http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/09/ride-hailing-company-lyft-par...

I got a job offer at Uber ATC that was exactly that. Working on logistics for self driving cars. They have an enormous amount of money and they are throwing some of it at the problem. What use is an economy if so many people live in poverty?