I read the link, and from what I understand, while Uber drivers make more, they also have to come out of pocket for wear and tear, vehicle depreciation, gas and vehicle maintenance, which no matter how you slice the pie, is no small change. Is that correct?
Depending on the type and age of the vehicle, and kind of driving you are doing the average is 56 cents per mile, not to mention the depreciation you suffer by adding excessive miles to your car. So the 19 dollars an hour that Uber likes to put out there is really much closer to ten dollars an hour. Driving your personal car in taxi cab conditions, you'll wear it out at a fairly rapid rate, when you consider the added depreciation from the excessive miles.
http://news.yahoo.com/reporter-turned-undercover-uberx-driver-reveals-really-drive-200018182.html;_ylt=AwrSbDdurlRVxXoA089XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzaDJrY3QzBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNTYzXzEEc2VjA3Nj
As a rider, by all accounts from those that I know who use it, Uber is fantastic. Almost everyone I know uses Uber now, and in my area, Broward County, they are now trying to work with Uber to be inclusive instead of trying to exclude them all together, which is a smart move, because Uber does not appear to be going away anytime soon.