...and yet, Uber is the dominant competitor in the driving for hire sphere. It has done damned near every shady and illegal act that you could come up with (allegedly) apart from drug trafficking and contract killing. If these things don't beat the heck out of it, what motivation does anyone have for not being so underhanded and shady? What motivation does any VC or PE investor have for not demanding the same? At the end of the day, all they really do care about is their IRR.
"If you're not cheating, you're not trying..."
Seems like their long track record of shady and irresponsible behavior continues to catch up to them. I hope authorities throw the book at them to discourage other people from behaving this way. Sad!