I am very glad that Uber was deemed illegal in Germany from the get go. All these gig-economy startups are running the same scam: Skip on employer costs such as taxes, health insurance and social security payments by not officially employing people put solely "brokering a deal between two individuals". In Germany, every employee gets paid sick leave. Uber/Foodora/Flink? Not so much. I'll gladly pay a bit extra for an actual cab driver that is properly insured and employed :)