I think that apart the "less drunk drivers", "entrepreneurs", and all that fandom talk, Uber went ahead to bump heads with one of the most "exclusive" professions (taxi drivers are the favorite voters for any government), and managed to carve out a portion of their business, out-of-nowhere.
It's like, me starting a soft-drink company and, take on Coca & Pepsi and carve out 10% of their sales globally within 5 years.
They, of course, achieved this "by hook or by crook" but hey you need a ruthless team to succeed this.
Business-wise, a job well done.
Sexism, rape, stealing, avoiding taxes, etc... a big fat NO - thou shall not pass.