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As far as I can tell this is mostly a consequence of Uber responding to the market (i.e.: competitors like Lyft). With Uber X, Black car drivers no longer have a monopoly on convenient transportation (and from what I hear, that has significantly decreased their business). I can't entirely fault Uber for this...they need to adapt or die.

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This is really an irrelevant question - but why does Uber make a big deal out of the colour of the car? They say on their website that a particular tier gets you a black car, and you say there something about black car drivers. Why would you care if your car is black, or red, or yellow, or whatever. I can understand not wanting a fucking pink car or something, but still.

Eg "Hop into the sleek black car", "Our classic black car option is the default". WTF?

Maybe it's a US thing - I'm from the UK and I have no idea why you would need a car of a particular colour.

It doesn't literally apply to just the color of the car. A black car is a luxury car, compare it to first class vs coach in airlines

In the UK taxis are black as well.

Some regions of the US have explicit laws about colors of cars and what category of transportation they are licensed under. See new York city.

The vast majority of "black cars" are Lincoln Town Cars made for livery services. They are very comfortable and roomy for a passenger to get into. And not all of them are black, that is just shorthand to say it is a full-sized sedan.

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