A friend of mine did that for years to make a bit of extra money on his normal route. It was a site, you put in the destination and how many places you had available and people would apply for a spot. Users had ratings and he was free to refuse them. At the very least it was interesting to meet people.
Problem is you would have to do this in advance, so it is not like calling a cab at last min.
Who will compete with them? Lyft is the same shit, Didi is banned for being Chinese.
Actual taxi companies. Buses. Walking. Bicycles. Trains.
Local networks of "I am going to the city, who wants to pay $5 to ride along"
If a company just created a message board that cost money to sign up too, they'd be a viable replacement.
A friend of mine did that for years to make a bit of extra money on his normal route. It was a site, you put in the destination and how many places you had available and people would apply for a spot. Users had ratings and he was free to refuse them. At the very least it was interesting to meet people.
Problem is you would have to do this in advance, so it is not like calling a cab at last min.