Uber is a reasonably reliable ridesharing app that works in most regions but has downsides. For starters, fares can be vastly more expensive than public transit — especially during peak hours — and ...

As a New York City mother of a 15 year-old who is more and more dependent on Uber to get around (”Mom, all the kids at school have an Uber account on their phone,” she always says), I couldn’t be more ...