From the moment you get into any Uber product (e.g. uberX, UberBLACK) to the moment you’re dropped off, your ride is covered by commercial liability insurance
> pass annual maintenance checks
Not just any car can be an Uber. It’s a title reserved for safe, high-quality vehicles that are in exceptional condition. In the U.S., the average model year for vehicles on our platform is 2008, and none are from before 2004+.
> Or you've got 50,000 gas guzzlers on the road
Uberpool: http://blog.uber.com/uberpool
> Or they get into fights with customers. Or there is some other worse criminal activity.
Uber/Lyft are far better in this respect since there is a record of both the driver and passenger (and a log of their GPS coordinates).
Also: Every ridesharing and livery driver is thoroughly screened through a rigorous process we’ve developed using industry-leading standards. This includes a three-step criminal background screening for the U.S. — with county, federal and multi-state checks that go back as far as the law allows — and ongoing reviews of drivers’ motor vehicle records throughout their time on Uber.