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If Uber did this, their business would get eaten up by Lyft and other competitors. There is very little to prevent users from changing ride sharing companies, so they must compete fiercely on price.



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Or come up with clever tricks to appear cheaper.


I think you are underestimating how competitive the ridesharing market is.




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