I don't see how the UX thing is so revolutionary. I live in a city with 120k people, and the app of the local taxi company here does all of those things as well.
Not OP, but if they weren't doing it before, and just copied Uber, doesn't that show how weak their moat is? The same could happen with autonomous vehicles as well then.
The topic is revolutionary UX not moats.
Ok, if the UX is revolutionary, then what prevents others from copying it? It still seems like the moat for the UX isn't that great.
That's not been my experience and definitely not before Uber existed and forced people to start copying them.
That's some exemplary public service by Uber, actually. They may actually deserve their status as a non-profit.